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Re:Yes, Social Media Is a Cause of the Epidemic of Teenage M... by everdrive on Wednesday April 10, 2024 @05:40PM (#39996015)
A big fear I have is that the folks who want to do away with anonymity finally win. Most of the negative effects and hostility of social media (youtube, twitter, facebook, etc.) come from named and publicly-identifiable individuals.
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Re:Yes, Social Media Is a Cause of the Epidemic of Teenage M... by unclebucknasty on Thursday April 11, 2024 @05:31AM (#40000228)
>that the folks who want to do away with anonymity finally win

I wasn't aware there was a sizable effort to this effect, and I'm not even sure that I'm proposing it. More just observing the impact of anonymity on society/civility and considering aloud that perhaps the price of anonymity is not worth its perceived benefits.

>Most of the negative effects and hostility of social media (youtube, twitter, facebook, etc.) come from named and publicly-identifiable individuals.

Citation? Because this seems counter to the accepted understanding, multiple studies (see my previous comment) and, anecdotally, my own observations.

But, even allowing that wouldn't preclude that a significant amount of toxicity is also coming from anonymous usage.

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