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Facebook may have played a special part here with their real name policy. Before, it was normal to have a relatively anonymous persona online, which drastically
by jiofih 6y ago
Facebook may have played a special part here with their real name policy. Before, it was normal to have a relatively anonymous persona online, which drastically reduces the bullying and reputation risks.
- jedimastert 6y agoReputation, maybe, but in my experience people are FAR more likely to bully others online when it can't splash back on to the real world
- SuoDuanDao 6y agoFar more likely to try perhaps, but it's harder to bully someone in an all-anonymouse space. Still happens of course, but I find it easier to stick up for oneself.
- InitialLastName 6y agoWhen things are anonymous, there are fewer real-world consequences on the line, so bullying is less impactful. Malicious actors can threaten whatever they like, anonymous or no, but as soon as names are public we've seen that there's a much higher risk (even just perceiving it makes it so) that threats online can turn into threats in the real world.