Mental Health Effects of Reading Negative Comments Online
https://www.verywellmind.com/mental-...online-5090287
there is the mob mentality that forms in the comments sections, which contributes to their overall negativity. When one person says something negative, this opens the floodgates for others to do the same.
The final factor influencing the negativity of the comment section is the personality of those who post comments. Commenters are actually a minority of those who are online, tend to be male, have a lower level of education, and lower income (than those reading comments).
Commenters are also sometimes trolls who enjoy making people uncomfortable and are only there for this purpose.
By the same token, there is value in protecting yourself from negative comments on your own social media pages. If you are receiving negative comments, it’s OK to unfriend, unfollow, block, and delete.
if you are the victim of abuse, bullying, harassment, threats, etc. on the Internet, then it’s important to take the appropriate actions such as blocking and reporting to authorities as necessary. Keep records of all interactions, such as text messages, chat windows, comment sections, direct messages etc. Having a record of everything that has happened will make it much easier to prove your case (and save your mental health).