trolls
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Books That Inspire Us to Stand Up Against Online Misogyny
It can be devastating reading about women in the public sphere being subjected to massive online waves of misogynistic abuse. The abuse often includes threats of murder and sexual violence โ threats that are intended to terrify, silence, and oppress all of us. Even if we are not famous, we can become targets of similar…
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Vice Magazine quotes OHPI in an article on trolls
Jones, Kate Davis, “How to Fight Online Trolls“, 10 July 2015,ย Vice.com,ย http://www.vice.com/read/how-to-fight-trolls-online-235 It’s a normal day on the internet. Twitter is tweeting and faving, Facebook is liking and sharing, and Reddit is humming with all things good and bad online. It was a day like this in 2010 that cartoonist Ben Garrison had the gall to…
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Article on OHPI’s assistance to Ben Garrison
David Blumenstein, “Who’s Ben Garrison“, June 2, 2015, The NIB,ย https://thenib.com/the-internet-s-most-trolled-cartoonist-91a92d9b7585 Australian cartoonist David Blumenstein published anย excellent comic onย the story ofย Ben Garrison Cartoons,ย Online Hate Prevention Institute‘s Cartoonist in Residence, and his six year struggle against online trolls. The story includes an expose about OHPI’s role (mostly) behind the scenes in supporting Ben. You can read the…
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Serious Trolling
With respect to the Internet, The Macquarie Dictionary (Sixth Edition, 2013) defines a troll as: troll1 /troสl/ (say trohl) verb (t) 8. Internet to behave in the manner of a troll. noun 13.ย the act of trolling. 4. Internet a.ย someone who, protected by online anonymity, posts messages in a discussion forum, chat room, etc.,…
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The dark side of the net
June 8, 2014: Chris Johnston, The Dark Side of the Internet, www.theage.com.au (Fairfax Media), http://www.theage.com.au/national/the-dark-side-of-the-net-20140607-39qe8.html Earlier this year when Garry met Sally, Garry was asked a simple question – ”How are you coping with the trolling?” He says it was a cathartic moment because he thought his campaign was the only one under attack. Garry…
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The ups and downs of an anonymous, anti-fascist life
June 4, 2014, Andy Fleming, The ups and downs of an anonymous, anti-fascist life, Overland,ย https://overland.org.au/2014/06/the-ups-and-downs-of-an-anonymous-anti-fascist-life/ I soon learned that Dandakaranya, the forest I was about to enter, was full of people who had many names and fluid identities. It was like balm to me, that idea. How lovely not to be stuck with yourself, to…
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More on freedom of speech: the case of Ben Garrison
April 30, 2014: Sarah AB, More on freedom of speech: the case of Ben Garrison, Harry’s place,ย http://hurryupharry.org/2014/04/30/more-on-freedom-of-speech-the-case-of-ben-garrison/ In thisย interesting postย cartoonist Ben Garrison describes how his work was maliciously misappropriated by anti-Semites. He is associated with the Australian group OHPI (Online Hate Prevention Institute), and the piece appears on their site. I am well disposed towards…
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The problem of cyberbullying trolls
We recently received a question asking for OHPI’s comment on the prevalence of bullying, hate, abuse and other conduct which seems to be given a pass online but which would meet strong condemnation in any off line context. Our first comment is to note that there is less acceptance of this online conduct now than…