Tag: Trolling
The government’s planned ‘anti-troll’ laws won’t help most victims of online trolling
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Last Monday, Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Attorney-General Michaelia Cash announced proposed new legislation aimed at making online “trolls” accountable for their actions.
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5 Australian COVID experts on receiving abuse and trolling amid the pandemic
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A survey by the Australian Science Media Centre, published yesterday, found around 20% of the 50 Australian scientists who responded have received threats...
The media dangerously misuses the word ‘trolling’
We need to call out trolling for
what it is: harassment and abuse.
The word “trolling” has become a media stand-in for online behaviours...