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The government’s planned ‘anti-troll’ laws won’t help most victims of online trolling

  Image: Shutterstock Last Monday, Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Attorney-General Michaelia Cash announced proposed new legislation aimed at making online “trolls” accountable for their actions. Over...

5 Australian COVID experts on receiving abuse and trolling amid the pandemic

  Image: Shutterstock 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...