Trolls

Twitter Is Top Platform For Online Hate, Says Australia

Australian regulator demands Twitter explain its handling of online hate, as complaints surge after Elon Musk lifted account ban

10 months ago

Twitter Closes 70 Million Fake Accounts

Massacre of the trolls as micro-blogging service shuts down 70 million fake and suspicious accounts

6 years ago

Twitter Cracks Down On Extremists And Trolls

Twitter goes after terrorists and trolls, after it revises its rules for dealing with online abuse and hate

8 years ago

North Korea ‘Uses Troll Army For Attacks On South’

North's 200 trolls using stolen credentials to post propaganda on South Korean websites, think tank claims

11 years ago

Scotland Yard Investigates Twitter Threats Against Stella Creasy MP

In response, Twitter announces it will introduce a ‘report’ button on individual tweets

11 years ago

Social Network Hostility On The Rise

Social networking users are becoming increasingly hostile to offensive comments posted by others online

11 years ago

Rackspace: This Time, The Patent Troll Should Pay Us

Rakspace wants trolls at IP Nav to get a taste of their own medicine

11 years ago

Crown Prosecution Will Avoid Dealing With Internet Trolls

New guidelines make sure that jokes posted on Twitter don’t land people in court

11 years ago

Leveson Calls For Tough Internet Privacy Laws

The man in charge of the inquiry into press standards wants to stop Internet trolls

11 years ago

Websites To Be Forced To Reveal Cyber-bullies

The government says victims of cyber-bullying can demand the IP addresses of their tormentors

12 years ago