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How digital anonymity reveals the worst in people

I moderate a political discussion group online and I have watched normal people turn into monsters when they think they are anonymous.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Online interaction strips away the social constraints that make civilized disagreement possible in face-to-face democratic culture.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Technology and democracy?”

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