
Internet trolls are not who I thought — they're even scarier
ABCIn 2017, I wrote a major investigation into predator trolling that went viral. Meepsheep, president of a notorious trolling syndicate, said presidents are elected "maybe once every two years" and this happens live on air via the ICR call-in podcast, L0de Radio Hour. Myth 2: Trolls are uneducated losers One of the things we take comfort in is the idea that our attackers are ignorant, uneducated and alone — a "nobody". For example, when I met "Mark", I was terrified — not only because he causes real life harm to people, but because he has no empathy. During the 2016 US presidential campaign, Meepsheep vandalised a number of Wikipedia pages, including Hillary and Bill Clinton's, placing "a huge tiled background of some chick's naked butt" over the top.
History of this topic

How internet anonymity allows toxic trolls to express their 'true' psychopathic tendencies
ABC
Social media companies could soon be forced to end anonymity for online trolls. But will this stop the trolling?
ABC
Internet trolls are just as mean in real life, claims new study
Daily Mail
Online trolls stepped up harassment campaign against Covid experts, health centers
NL Times
Explained: What is Online Trolling and Legal Remedies Available to Victims
News 18
Opinion | Do not let online trolls menace our public life
Live Mint
Online trolls who torment election candidates could be banned from public office under abuse crackdown
The Independent
Psychology of internet trolls: They understand what hurts people but simply don't care
ABC
Let’s Talk About Trolls | Online abuse a weapon to silence women: Barkha Dutt
Hindustan Times
Let’s talk about trolls | My father took real bullets, I can take hate bullets: Gurmehar Kaur
Hindustan Times
Two consultants hired by WCD Ministry to regulate online “trolling”. Is this their job?
Op India
Tackling trolls in our imperfect system
ABC
Internet troll personality study: Machiavellianism, narcissism, psychopathy, sadism.
Slate
Trolls invade social media : activists
The Hindu
Trolls who post vicious abuse on Twitter aren’t acting out of malice – they’re just bored, reveals study
The IndependentDiscover Related














































