Textastrophe: Trolling via text messages
If you make your cell phone number public in an ad, you may get an offer you can easily refuse from Textastrophe.
On May 29, 2013 by Mike Fenn
PETA lawsuit seeks to ID mean anonymous commenters
The world’s most successful trolling organization is furious that anonymous strangers said unflattering things about it on the Internet.
On May 28, 2013 by Kevin Morris
A brief history of trolls
The Internet seems to be overrun with “trolls” these days. But do we actually know what the label means? Or what a troll really is? Whitney Phillips breaks it down in a brief history of the term and why using it is problematic.
On May 20, 2013 by [email protected]
Porn troll’s new tactic: Pay up or we tell your neighbors
Prenda Law is now threatening to alert the neighbors of accused porn pirates unless they pay a hefty settlement.
On May 14, 2013 by Kevin Collier
Judge hits porn troll law firm with fines, wants them disbarred
Prenda Law has been punished for basing a business on accusing innocent people of pirating porn.
On May 7, 2013 by Kevin Collier
Facebook school shooting threat: “I will be on CNN”
“My father has three guns,” he wrote. “I’m planning on killing him first and putting him in a dumpster. Then I’m taking the motor and I’m going in fast.”
On Apr 26, 2013 by Kris Holt
Anime “pixie porn” lands man in prison
Those fantasy creatures looked disturbingly young, prosecutors argued. And Ronald Clark had a record.
On Apr 22, 2013 by Kevin Collier
“Copyright troll” law firm fails to show up to court
Attorneys from notorious “copyright troll” firm Prenda Law failed to show up for a date in federal court.
On Mar 12, 2013 by Kevin Collier
Copyright trolls’ ploys fizzle right before trial
As the notorious “copyright trolls” affiliated with Prenda Law Firm gear up to appear before a judge to explain themselves, things are just not going their way.
On Mar 11, 2013 by Kevin Collier
“Copyright trolls” demand list of everyone who visited blogs
Prenda Law, a notorious “copyright troll” firm, is demanding the IP addresses of everyone who visited two WordPress-hosted blogs that criticized them.
On Mar 7, 2013 by Kevin Collier
The state of podcasting 2013
Roman Mars, Chris Mancini, Matt Belknap, and Jessie Thorn sound off on the opportunities and challenges facing the medium’s development.
On Mar 7, 2013 by Patrick Caldwell
Escaping the trolls: Franchesca Ramsey’s 4-year YouTube struggle
Everybody on YouTube seemed to love the new girl, Franchesca Ramsey, except for one person—with a frightening identity.
On Mar 6, 2013 by Chase Hoffberger
Fandomstuck: A Homestuck crossover with every other fandom
Why are Sherlock, Supernatural and Harry Potter being drawn as characters from the insanely popular webcomic Homestuck? Allow us to explain.
On Mar 4, 2013 by Aja Romano
Conn. lawmakers want Newtown trolling pages wiped from Facebook
Connecticut lawmakers have asked Facebook to take down more than 100 pages that allegedly harass victims of the mass shooting in Newtown.
On Feb 25, 2013 by Curt Hopkins
Sexist trolls attack Mother Jones editor over gun control comments
Mother Jones coeditor Clara Jeffery became the latest prominent Twitterer to become the target of sexist trolls over the weekend.
On Feb 4, 2013 by Kevin Morris
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