Reddit and the Toxic Culture of Anonymous Social Media

Joel Eisenberg
Nov 4 · 7 min read

Do you post openly, or anonymously? You cannot have it both ways. Or, on second thought, maybe you can … but what’s the point?

I moderate a frequently fun, sometimes hair-pulling, and always engaging personal page on Facebook. I provoke; that is, in effect, my social media brand. If one gets carried away with my provocations, and disrespects either myself or others, I…

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Joel Eisenberg

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Joel Eisenberg is a writer and producer, and partner in Council Tree Productions, a television development company.

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