Is Anonymity the Core Problem?

     Some people believe that anonymity is the most important component of the cyber world, especially social media, because it allows people the express their feelings and opinions about any topic. While it allows people to express their opinions thoroughly, it does bring up the problem of people expressing negative thoughts. Anonymity gives people confident to say things they wouldn't normally say the others face to face. Many writers who chose to publish an article about controversial topics, especially about justice and equality, often get harass by people who are considered online troll.
      Due to harassment that people received, many started to call out for a solution to stop cyber harassment. Some suggested that social media such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram should take some responsibility in order to discourage people to posting mean comments. One of the solution that were introduced was the idea of forcing people to identify themselves by providing basic personal information. People are hoping that by removing anonymity, trolls wouldn't have the courage to harass others.
     I believe that removing anonymity can and will help reducing the occurrence of online trolling. However, I believe that the main problem does not lie with anonymity. I think that our main concern lies within our society and the way with treat others. The problem with our society is that people will say whatever they wish because they know that it's their basic human right. Freedom of speech is the core value of the American people, but some people will abuse that right in a unproductive way. In order to completely eliminate cyber harassment, we have to put restriction on freedom of speech in the online world. However, that solution will never get implemented because people will never agree to give up their basic human whether they are a troll or they are a person getting troll.
     I honestly believe that online trolling will never be solve as long as people don't think before they speak. The cause of cyber harassment, in my opinion, in not anonymity but it's the way we act. If people don't improve the way they interact, we will never solve this problem. If people don't stop discriminating, our society will never move forward. It is up to us as a person to determine which direction we want our social value to move in. So before you speak, think about how people are going to get affected by it.