a lot of people to " dehumanize " Rebecca : " I once met someone who had bullied me online , and Rebecca told me to my face that Rebecca had n’t ever considered that I was actually a real , living , breathing human beingdid leada lot of people to " dehumanize " Rebecca : " I once met someone who had bullied me online , and Rebecca told me to my face that Rebecca had n’t ever considered that I was actually a real , living , breathing human being

heated , sometimes cruelly personal arguments , where , in person , a thoughtful and thought out discussioncan causeheated , sometimes cruelly personal arguments , where , in person , a thoughtful and thought out discussion

easilycreateeasily

a feeling that rules that regulate traditional media do not apply onlinecreatesa feeling that rules that regulate traditional media do not apply online

scenarios in which commenters feel safe attacking the individual instead of the ideacan createscenarios in which commenters feel safe attacking the individual instead of the idea

how online identities(passive) are influenced byhow online identities

a bullying mentality that is discouraging people from wanting to engage publicly for fear of being ridiculedhas createda bullying mentality that is discouraging people from wanting to engage publicly for fear of being ridiculed

to people saying things they would never say to someone 's facehas indeed contributedto people saying things they would never say to someone 's face

to an increase in confrontational dialogue ... and a decrease in overall civilityhas ledto an increase in confrontational dialogue ... and a decrease in overall civility

a free space for women to share vulnerable experiences with less fear of judgment , allowing them to feel more supportedcreatesa free space for women to share vulnerable experiences with less fear of judgment , allowing them to feel more supported

the BARK that never BITES We have seen the viral responses via MEMEs and remarks in FB and twittercreatesthe BARK that never BITES We have seen the viral responses via MEMEs and remarks in FB and twitter

a sanctuary for cheap abusecreatesa sanctuary for cheap abuse

more salacious comments “ just because ” — “ trolls ” that enjoy stirring things up — or if the anonymity of social media allows people to expose what is really in their hearts without fear of being considered haterscreatesmore salacious comments “ just because ” — “ trolls ” that enjoy stirring things up — or if the anonymity of social media allows people to expose what is really in their hearts without fear of being considered haters

people to say things they would never say to another mom in real lifecan causepeople to say things they would never say to another mom in real life

some people to act in ways they would n’t in real lifecan causesome people to act in ways they would n’t in real life

incivilityhas causedincivility

to the spread of inane content and even hate speechhas ledto the spread of inane content and even hate speech

trouble for no apparent reasonto causetrouble for no apparent reason

in evil hiding in the shadows with very little redresshas also resultedin evil hiding in the shadows with very little redress

an increasing and much worse way of bullying because its effecthas causedan increasing and much worse way of bullying because its effect

to a lack of accountabilityleadsto a lack of accountability

countless people to expressing thoughts and opinions they otherwise would n’t sharehave ledcountless people to expressing thoughts and opinions they otherwise would n’t share

to behavior that would normally be out of charactercan leadto behavior that would normally be out of character

an easy release for those frustrationsessentially createsan easy release for those frustrations

to bad choices as they interact with otherscan leadto bad choices as they interact with others

an increase in the development of a “ false self ” or “ worst selfmay causean increase in the development of a “ false self ” or “ worst self

to “ a subculture of polemical abuse , aggression and anger that serves to block access to truth , wisdom or compassion , not to speak of being an obstacle to our achieving justicehas contributedto “ a subculture of polemical abuse , aggression and anger that serves to block access to truth , wisdom or compassion , not to speak of being an obstacle to our achieving justice

many people to make ugly commentsleadsmany people to make ugly comments

the integrity of coding processes from being verifiedpreventedthe integrity of coding processes from being verified

a challenging environment for good marketerscreatesa challenging environment for good marketers

to increased development of the false self or worst selfcan leadto increased development of the false self or worst self

to rise in hate speeches which are racist , misogynist , xenophobic , anti - Semitic , homophobic , anti immigranthas ledto rise in hate speeches which are racist , misogynist , xenophobic , anti - Semitic , homophobic , anti immigrant

to derogatory statementscan ... leadto derogatory statements

to a lot of words being thrown around like stoneshas ledto a lot of words being thrown around like stones

a generation of people that thrive on exuding hatehas createda generation of people that thrive on exuding hate

alarm , fear and despondency in the banking sectorto causealarm , fear and despondency in the banking sector

monsters that had hurt her , pushing her into a corner with no escapehas createdmonsters that had hurt her , pushing her into a corner with no escape