Earlier this month, users who weren’t registered under their “real” names on Facebook received flagged and suspended accounts. The problem with that is assuming that someone’s “real” name is automatically synonymous with their given legal name, and transgender users, drag queens, and drag kings were suspended for using the names they had chosen for themselves.…Read More…
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Star Trek, Online Communities, And the Need for Strong Comment Moderation Policies
Bigotry may not have a place on the Enterprise’s bridge in the 23rd century, but here in the 21st it apparently has a place on the official Star Trek Facebook page, where a small number of very loud fans have decided to repeatedly share sexist, racist, and homophobic comments. Here’s why it’s not OK to…Read More…