Shutterstock November 29, 2021 The government’s planned ‘anti-troll’ laws won’t help most victims of online trolling Jennifer Beckett, The University of Melbourne The government’s plan to make social media companies hand over trolls’ details aims to make it easier for victims to sue their harassers for defamation. But this conflates two very different concepts.
rafapress/Shutterstock March 4, 2021 Why is celebrity abuse on Twitter so bad? It might be a problem with our empathy Christopher Hand, Glasgow Caledonian University People appear to victim-blame celebrities for the abuse they suffer on Twitter.
www.shutterstock.com September 16, 2020 New research shows trolls don’t just enjoy hurting others, they also feel good about themselves Evita March, Federation University Australia A new Australian study shows if a person has high levels of sadism and high self-esteem, they are more likely to troll.