Solidarity against online harassment

And with that, they've moved from being a dumb pipe to being a force for censorship. Way to go folks. :(

The big problem we see with the internet, and basically any sort of truly open point-to-point communication system that is truly unbiased, is that means that people are able to talk to whomever they want.

True, free, and open communication, with all that that implies.

Personally, I think the only technological solution to this is to make it expensive enough to send messages that people won't just go and harass for the lulz. One could even imagine a system where, perhaps using some kind of bitcoin analogue, additional traffic to a user becomes increasingly "expensive" unless given specific rebates by the recipient--in effect, the more messages a user gets, the more expensive it is to message them, unless they give you permission to do so.

As for non-tech solutions, people need to come to terms with the fact that others may say terrible and hurtful things to them, and they need to have the fortitude to deal with it or ignore it (and that's not easy, but it's essential if you want to be a responsible adult that encourages freedom in today's world).

Imagine if people called your phone all the time to insult you. You _could_ turn it off, but then how would your friends and family join you?

It's rare that harrassing gets to that point, but when it does you can't just turn away and ignore it.

http://pando.com/2014/11/14/tor-smear/