About this episode
Harassment and bullying are plaguing our online lives, but social media companies seem fresh out of solutions. This week, On the Media experiments with a radical approach for detoxifying the web. Can theories of criminal justice reform rehabilitate trolls and fix the internet? 1. Lindsay Blackwell [ @linguangst ], Facebook user experience researcher and PhD student at the University of Michigan School of Information, on the source of online harassment. Plus, Jack Dorsey [ @jack ], CEO of Twitter, and Ashley Feinberg [ @ashleyfeinberg ], a senior writer at Slate, on how Twitter can improve. Listen . 2. Danielle Sered [ @daniellesered ], executive director of Common Justice, on the power of replacing punishment with restoration. Producer Micah Loewinger [ @MicahLoewinger ] and Lindsay Blackwell [ @linguangst ] team up to implement a "restorative justice" approach in r/ Christianity, one of the largest forums for discussing the religion. Listen . This is the 3rd and final part in our “ Repairing Justice ” series. For transcripts, see individual segment pages. On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today ( https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm ). Follow our show on Instagram , Twitter and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing onthemedia@wnyc.org.