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Re:Digital IDs needed to end 'mob rule' online, says UK secu... by marcus_holmes on Sunday June 10, 2018 @11:38AM (#17278596)
I'm curious why bullying/mobs/trolling/whatever is rampant on Twitter, common on Facebook, but non-existent on LinkedIn. Anyone got any ideas why this is so?
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Re:Digital IDs needed to end 'mob rule' online, says UK secu... by GekkePrutser on Sunday June 10, 2018 @12:29PM (#17278830)
Because on LinkedIn everyone is sucking up to prospective employers. That's the one and only reason it exists.

Because of this everyone uses their real identity. And because of that it's also the most boring and fake social media platform around.

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Re:Digital IDs needed to end 'mob rule' online, says UK secu... by ghaff on Sunday June 10, 2018 @01:19PM (#17279054)
It's both pretty tightly tied to real identity and mostly public. Add to that, like it or not, it's heavily used by recruiters, etc. for professional jobs.
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Re:Digital IDs needed to end 'mob rule' online, says UK secu... by marcus_holmes on Sunday June 10, 2018 @01:21PM (#17279067)
yeah, but don't the recruiters check Twitter/FB profiles too?
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Re:Digital IDs needed to end 'mob rule' online, says UK secu... by ghaff on Sunday June 10, 2018 @01:27PM (#17279115)
A lot of Twitter handles are anonymous. And, if you're not connected as a friend, you're basically not going to see anything about or from me on Facebook.

LinkedIn is definitely the go to place to check people out for professional purposes.

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Re:Digital IDs needed to end 'mob rule' online, says UK secu... by billybolton on Sunday June 10, 2018 @01:11PM (#17279015)
The trolls haven't upped their game yet.
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