December 20, 2019

Twitter trolls attack epileptics with seizure-inducing images

They hijacked the Epilepsy Foundation's hashtags and name during national epilepsy awareness month, when the most people follow the feed.

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November 04, 2019

Undercover reporter tells all after working for a Polish troll farm

Together with her troll colleagues, she managed 200 fake social profiles, promoted clients’ products, and trolled their competitors.

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October 03, 2017

How a Twitter troll was slain

After two months tracking down the troll, what does Foxlin think of Twitter support? "Twitter support was a bot"

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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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July 14, 2017

Whose job is it to keep us safe from online harassment?

As more of us report having been the focus of abuse online, what steps can be taken to make the web better while protecting freedom of speech?

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January 06, 2016

Please don’t pray for the dog injured in a fire, it’s just ham

Let's stop laughing at people for falling for these hoaxes. And let's let that dog eat the damn ham!!

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November 16, 2015

For every hateful tweet, one woman donates $1 to charity

Susan Carland has tried many ways to deal with trolls, but none of it diluted "the merry stream of toxicity." So she decided to try something a bit different...

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October 26, 2015

10 years of troll abuse published by violinist

Mia Matsumiya describes herself as a "perv magnet." Reading is believing: she's not exaggerating.

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July 27, 2015

Police say sorry after Facebook tit-for-tat with “keyboard warrior”

How should you respond when you're representing an organisation on social media?

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