> used to consider trolling a "fact of life", nothing requiring intervention. I no longer believe that. ... the man and his family have to fear for their lives.
I'm wondering how you could be on the internet in a post-gamergate world and still be surprised that shit like this really does happen. It's incredibly common - why do you think those calls for stricter moderation started in the first place?
Yeah, but this is even lower; it's literally just music! Even GG, as pathetic as it was, could be explained through a culture war angle.
Also, I'd disagree with stricter moderation helping, and actually, we saw the opposite here. He got moderated out of the audience, with no recourse a part from screaming into the void (until he wrote this). Without this massive documentation effort, he otherwise would've been totally recourseless.
If anything, this highlights how problematic moderation can be especially on reddit.
(I'm not arguing that moderation is bad in general, just that this story actually shows that there has to be a balance. A way to watch the watchmen I guess)
I'm wondering how you could be on the internet in a post-gamergate world and still be surprised that shit like this really does happen. It's incredibly common - why do you think those calls for stricter moderation started in the first place?