Trolls
Live Comedy Went Online, and the Hecklers Followed
As standup has gone digital, it's important to realize there's a difference between hecklers and trolls.
Trolls Apparently Made the Iowa Caucus Fiasco Even Worse
And the final results still haven't been made public.
Massive BBQ Planned Next to Home of Vegan Who Sued Neighbors Over Meat Smells
More than 4,000 people have responded to the Facebook event saying that they'll be attending, and another 10,000+ say that they're interested.
The US Government Is Using Pineapple Pizza to Explain Russian Political Interference
We asked an online disinformation expert why the controversial dish is an apt metaphor for how trolls are messing with our country.
'Captain Marvel' Shows How the Culture War Is Making User Reviews Useless
Rotten Tomatoes had to make changes to audience rating functionality following a review-bombing campaign against the film.
How Facebook Trains Content Moderators to Put Out ‘PR Fires’ During Elections
Internal Facebook documents obtained by Motherboard show specific steps and strategies taken by the company to fight content moderation issues that may spike during an election season.
Racists Are Peddling Fake Nike Coupons for 'People of Color'
Apparently we've now reached the "racist 4Chan scam" phase of the controversy surrounding Colin Kaepernick's new ad.
Some Assholes Changed New York City to 'Jewtropolis' on Snapchat's Map
The anti-Semitic hack also showed up on apps like CitiBike and StreetEasy.
Sacha Baron Cohen Got MAGA Trolls to Gangbang a Trump Dummy on TV
All in the name of fighting Antifa.
Audrey Truschke on Why She Won’t Quit Social Media, Despite Being Trolled by the Hindu Right
The controversial historian opens up about her social media experience, and desire to be consulted on the upcoming K-Jo film Takht.
Voodoo Doughnut Is the Target of a New Pizzagate-esque Conspiracy Theory
This story seems to have holes in it.
QAnon Hysteria Shows that the World Learned Nothing From 2016
Calling the internet’s newest conspiracy craze a leftist prank just adds another layer of unproven conspiratorial bullshit.