Online harassment has serious impacts on people’s lives and can be the driver behind suicides, terrorist attacks, violent protests and even attempted coups. Veale draws parallels between Alternate Reality Games (ARGs) and the workings of online harassment campaigns. (Photo for The Washington Post by Evelyn Hockstein)Taking online harm into the real world is the very goal of online harassment – and there are strategies to do so. While online harassment is manifesting into real-world chaos, social media giants profit from the misery and mayhem. In an article written by Peter A. Thompson titled “Beware of Geeks Bearing Gifts”, he takes a closer look at regulation in the social media space and how social media companies aim to avoid it.

Source: Stuff January 16, 2021 16:00 UTC