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Why the Trolls Will Always Win | WIRED
Kathy Sierra on "Why the Trolls will always win", discussing why she left Twitter.
An excerpt from the conclusion:
WHAT NEXT?
No idea. But I do think we need more options for online spaces, and I hope one of those spaces allows the kind of public conversations and learning we had on Twitter but where women — or anyone — does not feel an undercurrent of fear watching her follower count increase.... And I also know the worst possible approach would be more aggressive banning, or restricting speech (especially not that), or restricting anonymity. I don’t think Twitter needs to (or even can, at this point) do anything at all. I think we need to do something....
And when you all find a new space, that feels right, I know you will let me know.
Why the Trolls Will Always Win | WIRED
Editors’ Note: This post was first published on Kathy Sierra’s blog SeriousPony. We are republishing it here unedited and in its entirety with her introductory note at the beginning.1 [Note: I didn't want to have to write this. But here it is. I'm not linking it to the blog, and it won't likely stay up…