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In 2013, journalist Ginger Gorman was trolled online She received scores of hateful tweets, including a death threat A picture of Ginger heavily pregnant alongside her husband and two and half year old daughter appeared on a fascist website Understandably she was terrified, but once the attack subsided, she found herself curious Who were these trolls How and why did they coordinate such an attack And how does someone fight back against a troll Over the next five years Gorman spoke to psychologists, trolling victims, law enforcement, academics and, most importantly, the trolls themselves, embedding herself into their online communities and their psyches in ways she had never anticipated What she discovered was both profoundly shocking and fascinating Syndicates of highly organised predator trolls across the globe systematically set out to disrupt and disturb Some want to highlight the media s alleged left wing bias, some want to bring down capitalism, and some just want to have fun Even if it means destroying someone s lifeAn intense and compelling read, Troll Hunting is an important window into not just the mindset and motivation of trolls, but the history of this kind of aberrant behaviour Ginger Gorman has gained unprecedented access to trolls, even formed strange and enduring relationships with them, and her comprehensive investigation into what makes them tick has given us a brilliant book that is impossible to put down. Read Troll Hunting Author Ginger Gorman – kino-fada.fr As I was reading this book it did dawn on me thatI MYSELF AM A TROLLright here on Goodreads The great majority of trolling is done for the lols, you know Joking around, yanking people s chains, getting a rise out of the unwary, lotsa lolz So when I adopt the persona of an irritable 12 year old to review Gulliver s Travels and complain that the author totally ripped off Honey I Shrunk the Kids, or I want my money back because there were no songs in Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens, or I critici As I was reading this book it did dawn on me thatI MYSELF AM A TROLLright here on Goodreads The great majority of trolling is done for the lols, you know Joking around, yanking people s chains, getting a rise out of the unwary, lotsa lolz So when I adopt the persona of an irritable 12 year old to review Gulliver s Travels and complain that the author totally ripped off Honey I Shrunk the Kids, or I want my money back because there were no songs in Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens, or I criticize Steinbeck for not writing enough about mice in Of Mice and Men to warrant the joint billing, that s rea...Chilling.I received an advanced copy of Troll Hunting from Hardie Grant I have also pre ordered a copy from Booktopia, paying for it myself And I am featured in Troll Hunting Ginger is a dear friend and she interviewed me about my experience of being trolled It was enthralling and un putdownable, but I needed to take breaks for my own mental health I can t imagine the impact on Ginger when researching and writing it Troll Hunting is about cyberhate relentless and malicious online trolling It fe I received an advanced copy of Troll Hunting from Hardie Grant I have also pre ordered a copy from Booktopia, paying for it myself And I am featured in Troll Hunting Ginger is a dear friend and she interviewed me about my experience of being trolled It was enthralling and un putdownable, but I needed to take breaks for my own mental health I can t imagine the impact on Ginger when researching and writing it Troll Hunting is about cyberhate relentless and malicious online trolling It features stories of being the victim of trolling from many people, and perspectives from trolls themselves These are particularly creepy to read The justification of cyberhate is vile Ginger took such great care in telling my story of being trolled on Reddit five years ago now and I know she s been gentle in telling everyone else...I was preparing myself to take a long time with Troll Hunting Not for lack of interesting content, mind you, but for my general peace of mind Delving deep into the world of online hate, I thought I would have to dip in and out immersing myself into Ginger s story and then coming up for air just for a bit of self preservation But so far, this hasn t been the case at all for me I ve been engrossed What are you reading an 80 year old woman asked me on the train to Ararat yesterday night, I was preparing myself to take a long time with Troll Hunting Not for lack of interesting content, mind you, but for my general peace of mind Delving deep into the world of online hate, I thought I would have to dip in and out immersing myself into Ginger s story and then coming up for air just for a bit of self preservation But so far, this hasn t been the case at all for me I ve been engrossed What are you reading an 80 year old woman asked me on the train to Ararat yesterday night, you ve had your head stuck in that book the whole way And it s true There is something about Ginger s writing as she leads herself and in turn, finds herself being led deeper into the world of trolling that holds you As you read, you ll feel despair and anger and frustration, but there s also another feeling that will sneak up on you Awe Awe for what Ginger has done putting herself on the line to lift a parti...www.onewomansbbr.wordpress.com www.facebook.com onewomansbbrTroll Hunting inside the world of online hate and its human fallout by Ginger Gorman 2019.In 2013, journalist Ginger was trolled online She was terrified but then curious about who the trolls were, how and why do they attack, and how can one fight back Ginger spent the next five years researching by speaking to psychologists, trolling victims, law enforcement, academics, and the trolls themselves This book is that journey and t www.onewomansbbr.wordpress.com www.facebook.com onewomansbbrTroll Hunting inside the world of online hate and its human fallout by Ginger Gorman 2019.In 2013, journalist Ginger was trolled online She was terrified but then curious about who the trolls were, how and why do they attack, and how can one fight back Ginger spent the next five years researching by speaking to psychologists, trolling victims, law enforcement, academics, and the trolls themselves This book is that journey and the discoveries Ginger made along the way about the trolls, their targets and the costs of cyberhate I rarely read non fiction but this book was highly recommended to me by a friend and sounded quite interesting Happy to report that it didn t disappoint Cyberhate is something the majority of internet users are aware of, and a high number have experienced it in some shape and form so this book is very relevant and timely as the issue getsexposure The book was compelling and very informative A few times it felt a ...This book offers rare insight into the terrifying and troubling world of trolls and online hate It s a taxing read and Gorman repeatedly returns to how difficult it was to write Her research is impressive and my main takeaway is most of the things you assume about trolls and trolling is wrong.I really enjoyed this book as someone who is acutely interested in dark internet subcultures, it was definitely a must read However, I just wish the analysis had gone a bit further I don t think the internet itself is to blame for the creation of trolls, and nor is bad parenting to blame, as Gorman posits Society has created these people, but how, and why, and what those structures are, remained untouched in this book although I have some theories of my own All in all, it was an excellent I really enjoyed this book as someone who is acutely interested in dark internet subcultures, it was definitely a must read However, I just wish the analysis had gone a bit further I don t think the internet itself is to blame for the creation of trolls, and nor is bad parenting to blame, as Gorman posits Society has created these people, but how, and why, and what those structures are, remained untouched ...A very enthralling and, at times, alarming read I liked that Gorman could be sympathetic to the trolls, despite how disturbed they might be I think people are so afraid of trolls that very few are willing to get close enough to understand why they do what ...It s an interesting premise that doesn t deliver the goods It s not an inside look into trolling nor does it offer much in the way of a theory or a psychology of trolling The interviews with the trolls are interesting I guess, but it seems like books like this just give these idiots a platform to provoke They have disgusting views and maybe they believe them or maybe they are just trying to troll but we feed them by focusing on them like this I did think her personal experience with online It s an interesting premise that doesn t deliver the goods It s not an inside look into trolling nor does it offer much in the way of a theory or a psychology of trolling The interviews with the trolls are interesting I guess, but it seems like books like this just give these idiots a platform to provoke They have disgusting views and maybe they believe them or maybe they are just trying to troll but we feed them by focusing on them like this I ...An absolutely enthralling read Engaging from the get go Well researched and sourced Ginger Gorman, who has long been an authority on the subject of cyberhate, goes deep into the world of trolls, 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Troll Hunting
  • 10 May 2017
  • Paperback
  • 304 pages
  • 1743794355
  • Ginger Gorman
  • Troll Hunting