Like mythical beasts that seem to be unstoppable, trolls continue to plague social media. This isn’t new of course. Long before Facebook existed, trolls were the scourge of Usenet newsgroups, web-based forums and message boards. Even in 2020 trolls continue to be a problem. We’ve all been there. Someone posts something, and someone comments that instead of being constructive or ... Read More »
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How a German Social-Media Company Tamed the Trolls
When German social-media app Jodel was five months old, its founder Alessio Avellan Borgmeyer noticed a potential problem: while more people were logging on, a small number of users weren’t the community he had hoped to attract. They were posting offensive comments and pressuring other users to submit naked photos. Apple Inc. also saw a problem. The naked photos ... Read More »
Varadkar lashes out at ‘cowardly’ anonymous trolls on social media
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has hit out at “cowardly” social media users who abuse people using “the cloak of anonymity”. The use of social media in political circles has been under scrutiny in the wake of the Jobstown trial and separately the cautioning by gardaí of a woman for messages criticising Social Protection Minister Regina Doherty. However, Mr Varadkar told ... Read More »
Meet the chinese language Trolls Pumping Out 488 Million faux Social Media Posts
they’re the maximum hated group in chinese language our on-line world. they’re, to hear their ideologicalopponents inform it, “fiercely ignorant,” eager to “insert themselves in the whole thing,” and preen as though they had been “spokesmen for the country.” Westerns bemoan their propensity to conquer the drum of nationalism, bombard chinese language liberals with non-public assaults, and pollute online communicate ... Read More »