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Trolls

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Lawsuits

Can the Feds Prosecute Douglass Mackey for His Twitter Trolling?

Because of a series of misleading memes, a troll has been charged with conspiracy "to injure, oppress, threaten and intimidate one or more persons in the free exercise and enjoyment of a right and privilege secured to them by the Constitution and laws of the United States."

Emma Camp | 2.13.2023 1:59 PM

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Free Speech

Kiwi Farms Is Back

The return of the trollish forum demonstrates the futility of bans on bad speech.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 10.7.2022 10:00 AM

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Trolls

Trolls Will Be Trolls, Online and Offline, Reports New Study

Being jerks is just the way some people try to make themselves feel dominant.

Ronald Bailey | 9.8.2021 1:30 PM

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Politics

Don't Feed President Troll

Four questions to ask yourself before you freak out about Trump's latest tweet

Matt Welch | 2.17.2018 6:00 AM

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Culture

Freedom in the Dark

Welcome to the Dark Net. Welcome to the human race.

Brian Doherty | 2.1.2016 12:00 PM

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Culture

'Hacktivist' Hysteria in Baltimore

The debunked #BaltimoreLootCrew tweets find a new way to feed fearmongering.

Jesse Walker | 5.4.2015 1:46 PM

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