serious trolling
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Grieving mother subjected to violent threats from trolls
A Queensland woman has been subjected to threats from trolls after her son died in a freak accident. OHPI’s CEO says, “Such abuse is a crime”.
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Mayor Jack Dempsey on online hate
We welcome Mayor Dempsey’s call for Federal and State Governments to “catch up with the modern world and make laws that keep people safe online”.
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Trolling: the Modern-Day Coliseum
Aren’t you told you deserve to be urinated on and sexually abused every morning with your double-shot latte? If feminist writers such as Jezebel’s Lindy West are to be believed, trolling has become a “common part” of journalism practice and a frequently overlooked workplace issue. Trolling has cemented itself as an integral part of the…
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Political Trolling and Suicide Incitement on Twitter
As part of our August 2020 campaign of countering online trolling, this briefing provides supplementary examples of appalling hate speech, misogyny and suicide incitement used to troll public political figures and private individuals. The briefing also explores two prominent female American political figures on opposite sides of the political spectrum, and the frequent misogynistic and…
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Unmasking Serious Trolling on Twitter
The act of serious trolling online continues to be a pervasive and inglorious form of harassment, bullying, and intimidation. Whether targeting celebrities, organizations, or other individuals, serious trolling seeks to provoke anger and outrage among social media users, with the ultimate goal of causing individual harm. In this briefing, OHPI seeks to shed light on…
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Campaign to Counter Online Trolling
Throughout August 2020, the Online Hate Prevention Institute (OHPI) will be running a campaign to counter Online Trolling. OHPI stands against any Trolling expressed online: through the use of social media, discussion platforms or on commentary sections of online media. Since 2013, OHPI has produced a number of briefings and commentary on countering Serious Trolling. Join…
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Nathan Sykes an Australian Troll
Luke McMahon has written an excellent article for the Sydney Morning Herald revealing the real identity, online personas, harassment and intimidation campaigns of far-right extremist Nathan Sykes. The Online Hate Prevention Institute and our CEO, Dr Andre Oboler, have been one of the targets of Sykes who is a former professional journalist and more recently a regular contributor…
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How to identify a Facebook troll
A consequence of fighting online hate is that our Facebook page is often attacked by trolls. Some are looking to waste our time by flooding our page with irrelevant content. Others post unnecessarily incendiary content on our Facebook page with the aim of derailing a fruitful conversation. More often than not, the accounts are fake. We usually…
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WIN: misogynistic bullying account terminated
Yesterday we shared Carla’s tale of a misogynistic bully. Over 730 of you helped us share the story far and wide. Thank you for your support for Carla and of our work in exposing this hate. At the Online Hate Prevention Institute we have a policy against publishing the personal details, including names and photographs,…
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Social Media Violence Against Women: Carla’s tale of a misogynistic bully
When people speak of bullying, all too often the conversation is limited to young people and schools. Yes, children and young adults do face bullying both in school and online, but they aren’t the only victims of cyber-bullying. Work place bullying is also a serious issue and can occur both at work and after hours…