The first time I came across Anita Sarkeesian was on one of her earlier viral Youtube videos where she criticized the costumes worn by female characters in video games. Today, she's one of the recognizable feminists in the gaming industry.
Laci Green is a Youtuber who was the first to stand up in alarm and rightly accuse Sam Pepper of sexual harassment in the latter's videos. She's also known for her work as a sex educator and is also a well-known feminist.
Jim Paredes is a Filipino musician especially known for being a part of the musical group, APO Hiking Society. He's also a political activist who has not yet flinched from sharing his personal views on some key issues in our government.
Laci Green is a Youtuber who was the first to stand up in alarm and rightly accuse Sam Pepper of sexual harassment in the latter's videos. She's also known for her work as a sex educator and is also a well-known feminist.
Jim Paredes is a Filipino musician especially known for being a part of the musical group, APO Hiking Society. He's also a political activist who has not yet flinched from sharing his personal views on some key issues in our government.
What's common among the three is the fact that each had her or his share of death threats. All three were subjected to the inconvenience of reading one too many crazy internet trolls prophesying their impending deaths.
This is symptomatic of the internet right now where death threats are thrown with increasing impunity with no regard for the psychological burden borne by the recipients. It's also a clear sign that, over time, websites should take on the cudgels of policing its users' ranks to weed out those who inflict emotional harm to fellow users.
For me, I don't mind seeing these trolls who throw death threats get banned from their favorite websites. I don't mind internet companies modify their policies to better guard their respective communities from abuse.
Just to be clear, many will see this as an act curtailing the freedom of expression. But, with the way some people are acting now, this is inevitable and admittedly necessary.
This is symptomatic of the internet right now where death threats are thrown with increasing impunity with no regard for the psychological burden borne by the recipients. It's also a clear sign that, over time, websites should take on the cudgels of policing its users' ranks to weed out those who inflict emotional harm to fellow users.
For me, I don't mind seeing these trolls who throw death threats get banned from their favorite websites. I don't mind internet companies modify their policies to better guard their respective communities from abuse.
Just to be clear, many will see this as an act curtailing the freedom of expression. But, with the way some people are acting now, this is inevitable and admittedly necessary.
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