If all of these findings are accurate than the internet needs to be seriously looked at for its impact on society. They experimentors did not conduct a true experiment because there was not a control group, yet the findings were of interest. Our Society has obviously been impacted by the internet. Yes, there might be some negative points of view, yet there are also positive ones. For someone to remove themselves form the outside world to participate in a world that is online is not a completely good thing.
Moderation seems to be the key, which is true for everything.
Blind communication is not always a bad thing, and it really does seem to level the playing field. In a world of loud mouth leaders, the internet has given the common man a chance to be heard.