Sam Robbins (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Sam Robbins (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Sam is a British masters student in the department of Sociology at National Taiwan University, interested in civic tech and the potentials of Open Source.

What can be done?

We need to think of ourselves as internet communities, not simply massive aggregates of random people. We should get back to basics: take care of people and be kind. We often treat people with much less respect online than we would offline, and this can turn the web into a place of vitriol and violence. We need to care for those close to us facing abuse, but also for those far from us, even those with whom we disagree.

Sam Robbins
Asia,  Europe