Going by this notion, there is really nothing that we can do about online racism except to change the network and its behavior by requiring authenticated real names participation in all digital environments and improving filtering such that all comments this like are flagged and removed, thus removing the audience
Difficult to eradicate racism in algorithms, just like in real life. Who would've thought?
and the more pseudonymity is available
Technology is a double-edged sword in that it may advance civilizations, yet it's just a conduit to amplify what people already feel. The internet so dangerous because it can normalize racism in ways we don't even think of.
“trolling” is to minimize it as an act that is not really about racism,
It's like saying terrible things but saying "JK". It still comes from somewhere and you choose to put it out into the world.
online racism not as a glitch but as part of the signal
Part of online racism is that people dismiss it as something that shouldn't be there, and therefore it is never addressed yet allowed to permeate constantly into people's minds. Racism's always been there, and it's no surprise the internet has taken on some ownership.
It’s not the actor, it’s the network.
Somehow, normal people, when combining their anonymity with a vast audience, can project the worst sides of them with little recourse. This in the end, has a greater effect than the sum of its parts, as it becomes a narrative for many uninformed masses.