Internet Trolls

• Calgary nurse’s post defending front-line workers to ‘internet trolls’ goes viral

  A Calgary nurse's honest and compassionate message to essential workers -- as well as internet trolls -- has gone viral.

  Health

  Nov 27, 2020
  
• Iran linked to internet disinformation, fake news: Canadian report

  The campaign is another indication of how online disinformation is being tested by countries well beyond Russia,

  Tech

  May 14, 2019
  
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• Katie Bouman, computer scientist in black hole project, targeted by internet trolls

  The widespread kudos given to Katie Bouman on Twitter was deemed objectionable and excessive by people in some corners of the internet.

  Science

  Apr 14, 2019
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• Global News podcast Russia Rising: Hunting for internet trolls

  In the first episode of the new Global News podcast, Russia Rising, Jeff Semple investigates how Russian internet trolls operate and whether other countries, specifically Canada, are targeted too.

  World

  Jan 27, 2019
• Forget anonymity: Internet trolls are more abusive when using their real names, study finds

  It turns out those who hide behind screen names aren't necessarily the most abusive kind of Internet trolls, according to a new study.

  Tech

  Jul 29, 2016
• Welcome back trolls: Google ends ‘real name’ YouTube commenting policy

  Google has changed a policy forcing Google+ users to have their real names on their profiles, allowing anonymous commenting to resume on YouTube after an eight-month hiatus.

  Tech

  Jul 16, 2014
• Internet trolls are sadists and psychopaths: Canadian study

  A recent study found that people who spend a lot of time trolling online show signs of sadism, psychopathy, and Machiavellianism.

  Tech

  Feb 18, 2014