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So someone who's got ADHD and depression should effectively be stopped from using the internet in case they get bullied? Asking you to fill out a survey is not

So someone who's got ADHD and depression should effectively be stopped from using the internet in case they get bullied? Asking you to fill out a survey is not harassment, neither is trying to tell you stuff. This person was the victim of a vicious and malicious campaign against her, and you really have the guts to compare it to someone trying to sell you stuff on the street? Online bullying is real bullying. Would you say that if someone sends you a text message you should ignore it because it 'could be a bot'. Yes- people should be educated that people online may not be who they say there are, or may not exist. But I think this is orthogonal to the proposal, which is that if someone harasses and bullies you online, you should be able to find out who they are and stop them. Just the same way you'd expect the police to help you out if someone started making abusive phone calls to your house.

mibbitier 14y ago
> So someone who's got ADHD and depression should effectively be stopped from using the internet in case they get bullied? No, as long as people caring for them know the potential risks and impact. It's up to parents to ensure their children are aware of how to view/use the internet. If your child has epilepsy, then you have to be careful with strobe lights etc. It's just basic risk assessment. > Would you say that if someone sends you a text message you should ignore it because it 'could be a bot'. Every so often I get an automated bot SMS messages from vodafone. If someone/something sends you a message that you don't care about, delete it. Move on. If you're getting lots, then maybe you need a technological solution to filter out the spam/bots. The point is, don't start waging a war against the noise, just ignore it. > "Just the same way you'd expect the police to help you out if someone started making abusive phone calls to your house." I doubt the police would care unless there were specific threats to your life, or stalking etc. More likely you'd just be told to block their number. It's a very slippery slope from this, toward "I find this joke offensive, the joke teller should be prosecuted".
- raintrees 14y ago
  I think it is more of a case of our civil laws starting to catch back up to how far technology has been pushed. Unfortunately, it seems there will always be some humans out of the whole who will abuse/take advantage of/mess it up for the rest for whatever reason. In many of our civilizations, we attempt to codify what is acceptable behavior and what is damaging behavior, and what recourses we have for harm inflicted.

mibbitier 14y ago

> So someone who's got ADHD and depression should effectively be stopped from using the internet in case they get bullied? No, as long as people caring for them know the potential risks and impact. It's up to parents to ensure their children are aware of how to view/use the internet. If your child has epilepsy, then you have to be careful with strobe lights etc. It's just basic risk assessment. > Would you say that if someone sends you a text message you should ignore it because it 'could be a bot'. Every so often I get an automated bot SMS messages from vodafone. If someone/something sends you a message that you don't care about, delete it. Move on. If you're getting lots, then maybe you need a technological solution to filter out the spam/bots. The point is, don't start waging a war against the noise, just ignore it. > "Just the same way you'd expect the police to help you out if someone started making abusive phone calls to your house." I doubt the police would care unless there were specific threats to your life, or stalking etc. More likely you'd just be told to block their number. It's a very slippery slope from this, toward "I find this joke offensive, the joke teller should be prosecuted".

raintrees 14y ago
I think it is more of a case of our civil laws starting to catch back up to how far technology has been pushed. Unfortunately, it seems there will always be some humans out of the whole who will abuse/take advantage of/mess it up for the rest for whatever reason. In many of our civilizations, we attempt to codify what is acceptable behavior and what is damaging behavior, and what recourses we have for harm inflicted.