A recent article on Cnn.com discusses just that. It would seem that many people have been taking advantage of newspaper comment boards in order to write messages of hate, ones that they don't have to attach their names too.
According to the article, one woman blamed all of her neighborhoods issues on the "blacks" and expressed her outright hate for this group of people. To combat this issue, many online newspaper sites are now requiring all users who wish to comment to register their names, state and phone numbers to discourage these kinds of inappropriate rages.
This kind of intense registration project has deterred many users from commenting on the articles, however. One newspaper engages in a community policing program, where users can flag inappropriate comments to allow users to remain anonymous while still getting rid of the inappropriate and hateful commenting that occurs.
If you would like to read the whole article, you can find it here.
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