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The internet is no longer a safe haven

akyuu
213 points
161 comments

Mood

thoughtful

Sentiment

negative

Category

culture

Key topics

online safety

internet culture

social media

Debate intensity80/100

The author argues that the internet is no longer a safe space due to increasing toxicity and harassment.

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Discussion Activity

Light discussion

First comment

14h

Peak period

1

Day 1

Avg / period

1

Comment distribution1 data points

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Key moments

  1. 01Story posted

    11/16/2025, 1:12:03 PM

    2d ago

    Step 01
  2. 02First comment

    11/17/2025, 3:01:27 AM

    14h after posting

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  3. 03Peak activity

    1 comments in Day 1

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    Step 03
  4. 04Latest activity

    11/17/2025, 3:01:27 AM

    2d ago

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Discussion (161 comments)
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cadamsdotcom
2d ago
A simple captcha would be to just make the user move their mouse or finger to 2 or 3 dots in a square.

Shouldn’t take more than a second to perform the motions as a website visitor..

If the movement is suspiciously smooth, or isn’t accelerated and decelerated as a human hand would, it’s a bot - or an agentic browser.

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