Ugh. But that balancing act is getting harder. The trolls are winning. The success of the original balancing act was that there wasn't one--it was an open pla

Ugh. But that balancing act is getting harder. The trolls are winning. The success of the original balancing act was that there wasn't one--it was an open platform, it was a loose federation, and it was decentralized. By creating these massive walled gardens and trying to monetize them, companies like Reddit have suddenly had to take a stand. Short surprise that they're running into problems that didn't exist before they decided to create these massive platforms. If you democratize access to mass point-to-point communications, guess what? By definition, half of your users are of below average empathy and responsibility. But to attract more mainstream audiences and bring in the big-budget advertisers, you must hide or remove the ugly. Gentrification of the Internet. As the threats became really violent, people ended their messages with “stay safe.” Threats can be graphic, not violent--if they're violent, they're not threats.