Anita Borg Quotes

I just think the Internet has made us ruder.

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

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

I realized that that Golden Rule does not exist online. You are not held to that same standard as when there is a teacher in the room or someone monitoring behavior.

The Internet is manic. It's very strange. I don't think it's healthy. They should outlaw posting comments! It's a bummer to go somewhere to get information or buy tickets and you encounter profanity everywhere you go.

On the Web no subject is sacrosanct. No one, from icon to unknown, is off-limits.

The Internet's like one big bathroom wall with a lot of people who anonymously can say really mean things. It's fine, I believe in freedom of speech and I think people should think what they want, but I don't care to hear it.

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.

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

The internet is the realm of the coward. These are all people who are all sound and no fury.

People are mean on social media, whoever you are. It's a shame people have to be that way.

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

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.

I feel like with the whole Internet era, people can be so judgmental and evil online.

People feel emboldened to say things on the Internet they wouldn't in person.

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

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.

It's nice to be able to directly speak to fans and thank them for their support. The only time that it can get tricky is when they are unkind or say things that may not be so easy to say if they weren't behind a computer. Bullying is never ok. I personally have only experienced it very infrequently so overall I enjoy Twitter and Instagram but I'm definitely aware of it.

I've been a jerk on the internet since the internet started.

You should never read online comments if you want to keep thoughts above the belt.

There's always going to be a tradeoff between trolling and anonymity, and I guess that's the way life will be. And you can manage it, but you can't cure it.

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

That's what Twitter is: a very negative place.

My name is Brian and I am a troll. An internet troll.

Hollywood, Twitter, our friends - they all contribute to a community of snark. The more we engage in the way that everyone else engages, the more followers, likes, and RTs we get. But we can't rail against the cyberbullies without acknowledging what we also contribute to a culture of cruelty.