Sep 12, 2015
Twitter gives a voice to the voiceless, a way to speak up and hit back at perceived injustice. But sometimes, says Jon Ronson, things go too far. In a jaw-dropping story of how one un-funny tweet ruined a woman's life and career, Ronson shows how online commenters can end up behaving like a baying mob -- and says it's time to rethink how we interact online.
In reading a bit of Benkler’s The Wealth of Networks, regarding the democratization of the public sphere, I reflected a bit on this TED Talk I had watched a while ago regarding the practice of online shaming. Remember, kids, the trolls are winning. I must be a glass half empty type of guy.
