Thursday, January 23, 2014

But it brought us Mrs. Silence Dogood ...

Allowing commenters on newspaper websites to keep their names secret leads to significantly more hateful comments on online newspaper stories, according to a new research study.

1 comment:

  1. It's more like "leaving comment forums unmonitored, without giving it a human face to give the appearance that you're in someone's home, is more likely to encourage slugs and trolls and vandals to leave behind their spoor."

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