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...Conservative blogger Michelle Malkin received a comment that called for the "torture, rape, murder" of her family.
One technology blogger says the nastiness of some online discourse serves as a "disincentive" for women to participate in these communities.
And a recent study says participation is down because of female participants' increased "sensitivity to worrisome behavior in chat rooms."
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