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Xiaoqin Jiang
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I think this article is very organized and realistic because it mentions that people use social media to convey their views today, which often influence others (general public) judgment because when the general public read their comments, the public cannot look at the issue in common psychology. This made me think of some entertainment news, some stars committed suicide because they could not stand cyber violence. Especially for them as public figures, they must accept the praise and criticism of netizens. If a star does something wrong and is exposed, anonymous netizens will use aggressive language on their social platforms to abuse them and even involve their families. This behavior will also cause other netizens to follow suit. So, as social media continued to evolve, it violated the original idea which is “to make the world more open and connected.” I pretty agree with the reduces the reach of unverified accounts according to this article.