...Is that they're going to destroy themselves and the internet. Attracting the ire of the Daily Mail is never a good idea:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1360788/Tormented-trolling-The-vile-web-craze-taunted-family-bullied-Natasha-suicide.html
As the mainstream becomes ever more aware of trolling, the more intense the backlash. Moral entrepreneurs will be whooping for joy.
In time we may find how we communicate on the web is circumscribed and controlled because some stooped, warped creatures with mother issues can't resist abusing people.
One way of doing this would be to make site owners liable for whatever happens on their sites. If civil and criminal penalties are imposed, then the glorious days of mocking tragedies and harassing bereaved families may soon be a thing of the past. Oh noes...
The Web is a magnificent thing, but it attract turds.
Saturday 26 February 2011
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