Reflections on the Anonymous Space of the Internet

In cyberspace, internet plus can make any activity public. If not controlled, crimes in internet plus will undoubtedly lead to disorderly fission of social order.

Regarding the incident of Room N in South Korea, I want to talk about group crimes in anonymous cyberspace.

The psychological pressure of general group events comes from the group itself, that is, the psychological polarization state. In an organizational group, due to the influence of the group, individual decision-making is easier to make more extreme decisions than one person making decisions alone.

It is easy for people to amplify the evil in their hearts in an unconstrained environment. The natural anonymous space of the network exposes the dark side of people's hearts, and a large number of behaviors and habits that violate the mainstream morality interact in the group circle, thus activating the potential criminal intentions of group members. There is an acquaintance abuse room in Room N, which uploads photos of acquaintances' lives in chat rooms, turns them into nude photos, and writes abuse novels for acquaintances. We never know what kind of faces people around us are. Anonymous cyberspace gives these dark and dirty breeding grounds.

There is also the influence of herd mentality and responsibility diffusion effect.

Everyone does this, so it doesn't matter. "The law does not blame the public" is really a very ironic joke.

On the 22nd, a number of Korean artists voiced their voices, demanding the disclosure of the true identity of the people involved. On 23rd, South Korean President Moon Jae in ordered a comprehensive investigation of Room N, and the investigation object was not limited to the administrators of the relevant "doctor's room", but all members. However, we also need to clearly see the relevant public data. There are about 25 million Korean men, and the participation of 260,000 people means that one in every 100 Korean men is involved in this incident, and many people use an account because of access restrictions, not to mention video sharing, which will be a huge and shocking number.

So, I think we all have some idea whether the survey of 260,000 people can really go on. To say the least, if the information of these 260,000 people is really made public, the social unrest caused by it can be imagined.

The hypothesis of "small world phenomenon" explains the "weak bond" that exists universally in society. The network expands this interpersonal network infinitely, and information can spread quickly, secretly and widely in the network age, which is also an important reason why so many people are involved in crime under the silence of the group.

Similarly, individual criminals can also generate huge criminal energy with the help of huge group power, which is the multiplication effect in group crime. There are three people in charge of Room N, but the uploaded video is not only from these three people. One rule of entering a room is to upload relevant videos for a long time. Under the power of the group, crimes are becoming more and more rampant, even spreading gradually, causing multiple injuries to victims and society.

The media is neutral, but people are not. It is imperative to control the network ecology.

Then I want to talk about the discussion about this event on the Internet.

The Internet in China has been in a state of chaos for a long time. Many people regard the internet as a pure way to vent their emotions because of its diffuse characteristics. Too many people are trapped by emotions, and a problem is exposed. The focus of most netizens is not to solve problems, but to fight against differences.

The gender issue has been on the fire for a long time, and we will see many radical remarks by extremists, indifference and ridicule by passers-by, indifference of people who think they have nothing to do with themselves ... People's thinking is alienated in the context of media survival, and they gradually lose their ability to read and think.

On 22nd, some opinions about this incident began to be debated in Weibo. Some netizens described this as the Renaissance in Weibo before, and I haven't seen such a large-scale rational discussion for a long time. The truth is becoming clearer and clearer, and I believe that society and people will be the same.

On March 24th, 2020, the first official WeChat account "One Phase, One Prayer" was launched.