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If everyone's public, online comments were tied to their real, physical identity, would the internet on a whole be a more pleasant place? I don't see the type o

by kyro 13y ago

If everyone's public, online comments were tied to their real, physical identity, would the internet on a whole be a more pleasant place? I don't see the type of vitriolic comment threads on Facebook that I see on Reddit. What would be the long term implications of that? Is online anonymity in a public forum a right that we have?

brokenparser 13y ago
No. Think prism to the 8th power or more. Yes!
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makomk 13y ago
Nope. One of the nastiest internet conversations I've seen was on Facebook with everyone using their real, often respectable identities. (A feminist organisation decided to take a stand against transphobia by other feminists. I think they eventually ended up deleting the entire post and all comments on it because the reaction was so nasty - accusations of supporting pedophilia and all sorts.)