Whitney Wolfe Herd Quotes

Social media, to me, has got out of hand. Why can't we all be nice to each other?

You shouldn't say things on social media that you wouldn't say to someone's face.

Sorting through what social conventions we ought to adopt for the Internet is a pretty tricky and complicated topic. I think we are just going to live through a lot of these issues until we discover what social norms make sense.

The Internet does not have a reputation as being a particularly civilized place.

It only takes 140 characters to toss one's character out the window.

Don't say anything online that you wouldn't want your mother to read.

It's as if a psychological norm is being established whereby comments left online are part of a video game and not real life. It's as if we've all forgotten that there's a real person on the other end, reading and being hurt by our vitriol.

The Internet foments outrageous behavior in part because it is a 'gray area' for social interactions.

My thing is, if you're going to talk online, if you're going to come at me with a certain energy, when you see me on-site, keep that certain energy. That's it. That's it. That's all I am.

I am all for cracking down on inappropriate digital behaviour. Too often the connected world is an excuse for some coward hiding behind a keyboard to bully someone else.

I know it's very 'old media' of me to admit this, but I am often unnerved by the lack of civility on the Web.

My personal view is that until there is a disincentive to write lies and abusive comments it's going to continue.

I just think the Internet has made us ruder.

If someone annoys you on Twitter, check their feed first: you need to know if they're crazy.

Self-control is needed in the age of technology. Folks have to apply their sense in reacting to different things. I don't appreciate perverse and venom-spewing mindset.

We don't have rules that people can't use Twitter. We just want people to be responsible. We certainly don't want them to do anything that's going to affect themselves in an adverse way or affect our program, our university, or our team in an adverse way.

People hide behind fake names to tweet negative comments, and I hate that. If you have something to say, own up to it.

Even my trolls have started taking the trouble to spell their Tweets correctly, which is thoughtful.

In our digital age, the Golden Rule is not enforced online.

There's plenty of rude stuff online. People say things online that they would be ashamed to say face to face. If people could treat others as though they were speaking face to face, that would be huge.

The country would be a lot better off if we stopped having comment sections. And if we got rid of Twitter.

Anonymity, in some cases a key civil liberty, also enables society's worst actors.

I honestly believe that people sit behind their computers and just get really brave.

If it was up to me, I'd get rid of Twitter to stop the fake profiles and people saying and doing what they want.

I don't know why the leaders of social networks have overlooked the idea of rules. Real-life behavior is becoming more reflective of social media instead of vice versa, and that's a dangerous thing.