Sigh The Trolls have been with the internet from the start. I would say that actually they are mostly contained (why? because its really fucking difficult to be anonymous. Plus you are more than likely to be prosecuted for whatever you've done)
So whats changed? more people are on platforms like twitter, and seem to think that fake internet points are real.
The vast majority of "trolling" is pretty low grade "die", "sexual slur", "lol rape", "exploitation of personal detail that you've shared" Thats not trolling, thats people just being arseholes.
They are anonymous people, they have no impact on your life, ignore them.
edit I should point out that yes swatting and doxxing still happens, and the impact is massive. but it is still rare.
The advantage of a twitter profile is you can delete it, and start again. I wish I could have done that in real life. It would have helped me escape the daily torment of my bullies at high school.
So whats changed? more people are on platforms like twitter, and seem to think that fake internet points are real.
The vast majority of "trolling" is pretty low grade "die", "sexual slur", "lol rape", "exploitation of personal detail that you've shared" Thats not trolling, thats people just being arseholes.
They are anonymous people, they have no impact on your life, ignore them.
edit I should point out that yes swatting and doxxing still happens, and the impact is massive. but it is still rare.
The advantage of a twitter profile is you can delete it, and start again. I wish I could have done that in real life. It would have helped me escape the daily torment of my bullies at high school.