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The mantra about the best way to respond to online abuse has only made it worse
Self-censorship.
Whether we like it or not, online connection engenders some decidedly bad behavior. It's one of those unintended consequences that I like to talk about -- a behavioral side effect that's catalyzed by technology. And, if this is the case, we should know a little more about the psychology behind this behavior.
An ex-YouTube insider reveals how its recommendation algorithm promotes divisive clips and conspiracy videos. Did they harm Hillary Clinton’s bid for the presidency?
Developers of platforms such as Facebook have admitted that they were designed to be addictive. Should we be following the executives’ example and going cold turkey – and is it even possible for mere mortals?
Erving Goffman helped outline the impact of social expectation on our behavior by introducing the concepts of front stage and back stage behavior.
From Jo Freeman and Joanna Russ through today: several writers consider aspects of 'call-out culture' or 'pile-on culture' (as eviemath suggested we call it), especially in the context of how...
The deck is stacked very heavily against us
Vine’s diverse user base stoked weird, strange, and brilliant communities online. Twitter missed it.
I carry my followers with me everywhere, and I don’t mean on my phone
I never expected that my humiliation would come at the hands of a popular brand of dictionary.
Clever stuff about avoiding context collapse, and how Snapchat and Instagram have different tones.
Engaging in conflict via email rarely results in a good resolution, writes Kerry Ann Rockquemore, who offers advice on how to avoid it.
Doing damage control and humor right.
They’re turning the web into a cesspool of aggression and violence. What watching them is doing to the rest of us may be even worse
Early last week, Twitter announced that it would be using new tools to curb hate speech and harassment on its site. The news came on the heels of a...
In the last week, I’ve thought a lot about what I might do as a listener and a speaker on the internet to try to preserve the good while saving my head and heart from the worst of the shouting. Thi…