Anonymous Commenters Are Ruining Everything. Here's How.

Sites that allow anonymous comments tend to have much lower quality discussions. This pushes sites toward Facebook for commenting functionality. But now that Facebook is enforcing its "real name" policy, it is hard to discuss contentious issues without facing real personal consequences. This side effect of uncivil anonymous commenters is leading us down a dangerous path.read more

Source: Psychology Today Personality Center - September 28, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jennifer Golbeck, Ph.D. Tags: Media Personality anonymous comments Disinhibition Facebook Source Type: news