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recent bookmarks from jmThe Immortal Myths About Online Abuse – Humane Tech – Medium2017-09-12T09:16:24+00:00
https://medium.com/humane-tech/the-immortal-myths-about-online-abuse-a156e3370aee
jmAfter building online communities for two decades, we’ve learned how to fight abuse. It’s a solvable problem. We just have to stop repeating the same myths as excuses not to fix things.
Here are the 8 myths Anil Dash picks out:
1. False: You can’t fix abusive behavior online.
2. False: Fighting abuse hurts free speech!
3. False: Software can detect abuse using simple rules.
4. False: Most people say “abuse” when they just mean criticism.
5. False: We just need everybody to use their “real” name.
6. False: Just charge a dollar to comment and that’ll fix things.
7. False: You can call the cops! If it’s not illegal, it’s not harmful.
8. False: Abuse can be fixed without dedicated resources.
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