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This American Life - #545: If You Don't Have Anything Nice to Say, SAY IT ALL IN CAPS — Anonymity: what happens when the internet turns on you?
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Classic. I heard this the first time it aired in the midst of dealing with an Internet outburst (I wrote about it here: https://medium.com/100-podcasts/...) It came along just when I needed to hear it, and it gave me hope.
It’s safe to say whatever you want on the Internet; nobody will know it’s you. But that same anonymity makes it possible for people to say all the awful things that make the Internet such an annoying and sometimes frightening place. This week: what happens when the Internet turns on you?
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