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How Social Media Companies Can Prevent Harassment
The main effect that people tolled us about is that it reagulearly increased their anxiety. A number of people also told us that they turned down some or all opportunities for publicity, for giving policy advice. This harassment rarely did chase them out of the public sphere in a significant way. There could be a lot more work being done to uphold the terms of service and protect people from harassment. It is also worth thinking about how social media companies could change how they approach abuse and harassment.
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