Friday, August 15, 2014

Web Trolls Winning as Incivility Increases - NYTimes.com

Final paragraphs from a stark antisocial behavior reality check

"If there’s one thing the history of the Internet has taught us, it’s that trolls will be difficult to contain because they really reflect base human society in all its ugliness. Trolls find a way.

“It’s not a question of whether or not we’re winning the war on trolling, but whether we’re winning the war on misogyny, or racism, and ableism and all this other stuff,” Dr. Phillips said. “Trolling is just a symptom of those bigger problems.”"
Web Trolls Winning as Incivility Increases - NYTimes.com

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