[nek]

(08-24-2014 07:28 PM)speakeasy Wrote:  

(08-24-2014 07:20 PM)nek Wrote:  

I wonder why? I know for a while during the Ferguson, Missouri thing they were censoring left and right, but now they seem to have gotten rid of it entirely.

Because anytime Americans can speak anonymously without active moderation, the comments will become inundated with trolls. Look at Youtube for example. The comments section is a sewer.

If you want to get rid of trolling, all you have to do is do require a Facebook signup and at least 50 friends like Tinder did. That would cut out 99% of trolling right there.

ESPN did this on their site. And it worked. That being said, while anonymity certainly breeds trolls, it also allows for a level of honesty from people that is rare without it. Alot of truths get held back out of fear of social ostracism and other consequences.