HuffPost Is Cutting Out Anonymous Comments

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Published on August 30, 2013 7:14:23 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNyrl64x8OI

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Come September, there will be NO more anonymous comments on The Huffington Post. Founder Ariana Huffington said in a conference that the comments are getting ruder, more aggressive, and many contain rape and death threats. The hope is that the community will more or less police itself when people have to use their own identities. But will this actually work? Is taking away anonymity the answer to trolling? What is the answer?

Kim Horcher and Kristen Nedopak discuss!

Read more from Poynter: http://www.poynter.org/latest-news/mediawire/221779/huffington-post-will-end-anonymous-comments/

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