When We All Must Live in Fear of Online Mobs

Internet shaming spreads everywhere and lives forever. We need a way to fight it.

Bloomberg Opinion
Aug 25, 2017 · 6 min read
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By Megan McArdle

James Damore, the author of the notorious Google memo, has had his 15 minutes of fame. In six months, few of us will be able to remember his name. But Google will remember — not the company, but the search…

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