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There's not much social cost to harassing someone within the limits of the law. Or even just outside the limits, since police rarely are willing/able to do much
by nollidge 14y ago
There's not much social cost to harassing someone within the limits of the law. Or even just outside the limits, since police rarely are willing/able to do much about online misdemeanors.
- smokinjoe 14y agoWell, you can ban the person - and I would believe that some people's vitriol would substantially decrease if they had their names tagged on a particularly hateful statement. And if these Real Names were consistently kept accurate, wouldn't it be easier to sift through and ban offenders?
- nollidge 14y agoYes, but this only affects people's online activities. It additionally forces otherwise innocent people to open themselves up to offline, real-life harassment.
- smokinjoe 14y agoI just don't find that reason enough to completely eradicate the progression towards holding people accountable for their actions online.