In the digital square, personal attack comments can have a variety of negative effects and may operate in a variety of ways. Here are a few possible effects and how they operate: ### Impact: 1. **Destroy the discussion atmosphere**: Personal attacks can cause the discussion to deviate from the topic, causing participants to focus more on personal disputes than the problem itself. 2. **Psychological harm**: Individuals attacked may feel stressed, anxious, or depressed because of negative comments, affecting their mental health. 3. **Reduce the quality of the platform**: Frequent personal attacks can reduce the quality of discussion on social platforms, making rational and constructive dialogue difficult. 4. **Expel users**: Personal attacks on users may cause them to leave the platform or not participate in discussions, reducing the diversity and activity of the platform. 5. **Damage reputation**: The attackers themselves and the community they belong to may lose credibility due to inappropriate behavior. ### Operation: 1. **Anonymity**: Attackers may use anonymous accounts to carry out personal attacks to avoid responsibility. 2. **Filtering information**: Selective attacks make supporters of certain positions or opinions easier to target, attempting to manipulate public opinion. 3. **Group behavior**: Organizing or inciting a group of users to collectively attack specific individuals or groups to increase pressure. 4. **Exploiting loopholes**: Taking advantage of the audit loopholes or delayed response time of social platforms to publish offensive content. ### Countermeasures: In order to reduce the impact of personal attack comments, platforms and users can take some measures: - **Establish strict community guidelines** and take appropriate sanctions against violators. - **Use automated filters and manual review** to delete offensive comments in a timely manner. - **Educate users** on how to identify and respond to cyberbullying. - **Provide psychological support resources** to help victims cope with negative effects. Through the above methods, the adverse effects of personal attacks can be reduced to a certain extent and the healthy ecology of the digital square can be strengthened.