Tara McNamara Over the last decade — and certainly the last year — a baffling conundrum has developed: We have more ways and platforms to talk to each other than ever, yet the world seems to be suffering from a communication breakdown.Misinformation, cyberbullying and trolling are creating a toxic digital environment that leads many to decide it’s not worth the risk to engage in online conversations.
Often this allows loud, extreme voices — that may or may not be bots — to rule the comments section.Former U.K. radio and TV host Jennifer Dyer saw the solution: Take away anonymity.She and partner Kiaran Sim created Yappa, a tool for online publishers where comments are posted in video or audio form.
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