September 03, 2018

‘Sick sadist’ admits to trolling dead people on social media

He was intoxicated while posting about high-profile tragedies involving the death of young people, adding torment to families' grief.

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August 22, 2018

Extortionist lawyer pleads guilty to creating porn honeypot

Prenda Law masterminds Paul Hansmeier and John Steele filmed and uploaded the videos, then sued the "John Does" who downloaded them.

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June 18, 2018

Convicted! Anonymous Twitter troll not as anonymous as they thought

It's surprising how many trolls don't realise that if Twitter knows who they are, the police can find out too.

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January 23, 2018

Twitter will email 677,775 users who engaged with Russian election trolls

It's found and banned thousands more automated Russian accounts, and it's planning for detecting such accounts better in time for mid-terms.

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November 27, 2017

Facebook tool will reveal if you were fooled by Russian propaganda

Facebook says that Russia-backed posts reached 126 million Americans during the 2016 US election.

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November 06, 2017

Meet Russian Twitter troll Jenna Abrams and her 2,752 friends

The alt-right blogger had almost 70,000 followers, was an utter fiction, and wasn't alone.

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October 31, 2017

Troll gets 5 years for framing brother-in-law as terrorist and paedophile

The 26-year-old man set up fake Twitter, Facebook and YouTube accounts to publish praise for terror attacks and Islamic State

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July 21, 2017

Twitter says it’s cracking down on the abuse – but is it?

Twitter's moves to tackle abuse on the platform seem to be making their mark - but there's a way to go before everyone feels safe there

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October 12, 2016

Twitter bot baits bullies into meaningless and futile arguments

Her arguments are meaningless and never end (so she fits right in on Twitter.)

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