Revealing More to Comment Less People open numerous social media accounts to learn about the different opinions people have and also to share their own. When people decide to join these websites, they give away part of their right to privacy, and make themselves vulnerable to negative opinions. There are many other websites where people might share their opinions too, for example, shopping websites. Many people enjoy commenting online and do it very tactfully and say what they truly believe about a product or share an opinion about something or someone. Others comment online just to hurt, harass and annoy others. These people believe that because they live in a free country they have the right to express their thoughts, and they are right to a certain point. People …show more content…
In the essay “Where Anonymity Breeds Contempt” author Julie Zhuo points out that by revealing people’s identity; people can feel more familiar and be more humane when posting their comments and she notes, “At Facebook, where I’ve worked on the design of the public commenting widget, the approach is to try to replicate real-world social norms by emphasizing the human qualities of conversation. People’s faces, real names and brief biographies (John Doe from Lexington”) are placed next to their public comments to establish a baseline of responsibility” (89).The Zhuo’s approach seems reasonable and people can still have the opportunity to comment freely but aware that anything negative that can be considered trolling can be viewed by many people and can be easily identified. Other approaches that the author mentions like the moderator or rating people’s comments before being posted can be difficult to accomplish. Because everybody has different views about different topics, and when something is appropriate for some for others might be disrespectful. By exposing people’s identity obligates people to comment