Is the Internet Making You Meaner? | Above the Noise

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KQED Above the Noise PBS Digital Studios media literacy internet internet trolls online online disinhibition effect web social media toxic disinhibition benign disinhibition anonymity lag time lack of verbal cues lack of accountability online non verbal cues online communities online behavior internet etiquette
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STEAM Digital Literacy
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Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
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Classroom Teacher / Educator
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Is the Internet Making You Meaner? | Above the Noise

If the Internet's making you feel meaner, you're not imagining it. People really do act differently online than they do in person. Here’s why. According to a paper published in 2004 by psychologist John Suler, there are about 6 main reasons people act differently online. This could explain the rise of internet trolls or why people open up more online than they would in person. 

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