cyberbullying

Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, enacted in 1996, provided the shielding mechanism with which SM hosts cloak themselves.
The biggest surprise when I became a science communicator nearly 10 years ago was the level of animosity and vitriol aimed at "experts," including scientists like me.
One of the predictable consequences of our tribalistic, hyperpartisan society is a collapse in basic decency.
I must break from my tradition of writing articles in the 3rd person to relate an important story that affects me personally.