Trolls
Swifties, It's Like, SUUUUPER Important That You Discover Your Inner "Troll" — Trust Me
Branch is sooooo "You Belong With Me"!
14 Times Celebrities Shared A Glimpse Of The Horrible DMs They Get
THESE NEED TO STOP!
A Right-Wing Troll Appears To Have Tweeted About An FBI Investigation Into The Michigan Kidnapping Plot Before It Went Public
Adding to the confusion, one of the lead FBI agents in the case is listed as the owner of an “internet intelligence company” for which the troll claims to be CEO. No one is talking.
If You’re Waiting For COVID To End To Date, You Might Be Waiting A Long Time
"They are concerned and they’re cautious, but they’re sick of having to be and they want to live their lives."
I Bet I Can Guess When You Were Born Based On The 45 Non-Disney Animated Movies You've Watched And Skipped
It's time to find out — once and for all.
Dua Lipa Says Getting Bullied Online Made Her Want To Dance Her "Ass Off"
Take that, trolls!
Listen: We Shouldn’t Have To Replace Our Phones So Often, And News Law Could Help
“That also means that a company like Apple isn’t going to profit as much from an upgrade cycle, which is part of the reason that they fight against this stuff.”
Listen: TikTok Exposes How Gross AirPods Really Are--And More Health Lessons
“If you were to wear your AirPods, like, all the time you’ll be at a higher risk for getting something like this, if you’re not taking them out and cleaning them.”
Have You Seen All 38 Of These Animated DreamWorks Movies?
Remember Chicken Run and How to Train Your Dragon?
Listen: Here’s What’s Going On With GameStop Stocks
“The fact that this was a troll-y online movement that made a big impact is so 2021.”
Kelly Clarkson And Serena Williams Are Two Body Positive Queens, And I Am Living For Their Convo About Shutting Down Trolls
"Go have some tea and get off of me."
Facebook Has Removed Fake Accounts From A Washington PR Firm And Russian Trolls
The fake pages, groups, and profiles tried to sow political chaos around the world.
Shay Mitchell Says Mom-Shamers Aren't "About Her": "It’s About These Other People"
She's not one to feed the trolls.
Turkish Trolls Working For Erdogan Hijacked American Right-Wing Media — And Rudy Giuliani’s Brain
Here's how Turkish trolls infiltrated American conservative media, spread propaganda, and got Giuliani to fall for it.
Hailey Bieber Clarified Her Comments About Marriage Being “Really Effing Hard”
"You can't help but wonder: 'Does someone see something that I don't see?'"
Skai Jackson Had The Perfect Response To People Telling Her To Stop Posting About Cameron Boyce
"I can do as I please, just like you take pics with your mouth open."
Kathleen Hale Came For Her Goodreads Critic. Then The Internet Came For Her.
Five years ago, Kathleen Hale wrote an essay for the Guardian — about targeting a Goodreads reviewer — that nearly ended her career. Now, she’s back with a new book that some people say never should have been published.
People Are Ragging On Ayesha Curry For Her Comment About "Male Attention," But Others Are Coming To Her Defense
Curry herself responded to the fallout by writing that her confession was made to help women "feel like they’re not alone and not the only one with an insecurity."
Here’s Everything The Mueller Report Says About How Russian Trolls Used Social Media
The Mueller report clearly describes how Russian trolls reached millions of people on Facebook, were quoted in major newspapers as real Americans, and even organized rallies.
19 Feminist Comebacks That'll Make You Say "Oooh, Burn"
"I love how men mock women for being overemotional and then lose their shit over a team losing an over-glorified game of fetch."
Real Black Activists Worry Fake Ones Will Drown Them Out On Twitter
“We don’t have bots, we have real black people,” one activist said. “The danger of these accusations is that Facebook and YouTube latches on to this and tries to undermine our ability to have a black political dialogue."
A Secret Facebook Group Of Twitter Personalities Has Been Coordinating Harassment Against Women
The "LOL League" was a shitposting group for some of French media's most popular Twitter users, where they would coordinate abuse against women, people of color, and the LGBT community.
How Slack’s New Logo Became a Lightning Rod For Everything Bad On The Internet
Designers in 2019 face all kinds of challenges. One of them: figuring out how trolls are going to turn their logos into swastikas or human genitalia.
21 Absolute Legends Who Deserve Your Admiration And Praise
There needs to be a Hall of Fame for these people.
Russian Troll Or American Super PAC? It's Getting Harder To Tell The Difference.
Wealthy interests can spend unlimited dollars influencing our elections, and with the FEC asleep at the wheel, there's almost no mechanism to stop bad actors.
It's 2019 And Twitter's Moderation Team Is Still Struggling With Swastika Photoshops
How is it that moderators tasked with parsing abusive behavior miss a poorly photoshopped image of an infant with a bright red swastika on their forehead?
The Partisan Meme Wars Have Come For LinkedIn
“Facebook banned me, they hate me. But that’s all good — I started posting on LinkedIn and everybody is following me,” said one Trump supporter.
23 Times Coworkers Were Just Trolls Trying To Make An Honest Living
"Ugh. Dan changed my cursor to a penis again."
How Russia’s Online Trolls Engaged Unsuspecting American Voters — And Sometimes Duped The Media
By impersonating US activists on the left and right, Russia’s online trolls got Americans’ eyeballs on their content. But we still don’t know whether the Kremlin’s meddling changed anyone’s real-world behavior.
Kanye's Love For Trump Actually Makes Perfect Sense
Trump and the MAGA lifestyle seem to offer a safe haven to people — like Kanye — who pride themselves on being outsiders and are distrustful of establishment politics.
Think The Anti-Vaccine Movement Is Bad In The US? It’s Nothing Compared To Europe.
In France, about 40% of the population believes vaccines are unsafe, and in Ukraine, it's about 25%.
Saudi Arabia And Canada Are Fighting Over Human Rights And Quebec Independence Got Involved
Canada urged Saudi Arabia to free human rights activists. Saudi Arabia responded by kicking out the Canadian ambassador.
Katharine McPhee Just Shut Down Haters Over Her Engagement To David Foster
You tell 'em, sis!
John Boyega Defended Kelly Marie Tran After She Was Bullied Off Instagram By Racist Trolls
"You’re not entitled to politeness when your approach is rude."
How A Bollywood Star Became The Main Target Of India's Right-Wing Trolls
Swara Bhaskar has come to expect rape and death threats. That doesn't mean she's going to stay silent.
How The Alt-Right Manipulates The Internet’s Biggest Commenting Platform
The commenting giant Disqus has said repeatedly that it doesn’t allow hate speech. But its platform is overrun with trolls, white nationalists, and neo-Nazis.
Wow, A Bunch Of Right Wingers' Grandmothers Had The Exact Same Thought About "Veere Di Wedding"
And they all seem to have made the same grammatical errors as well.
15 Hilarious Uday Chopra Tweets That Prove He Is His Own Biggest Troll
It's impossible to make fun of someone with a good sense of humour.
Russian Trolls Used Reddit To Post Cat Pictures, Racist Jokes, And Political Controversy
The Internet Research Agency's most popular accounts on Reddit had a range of political views, but posted them among photos of cute pets.
Tumblr Told People If They'd Interacted With Russian Trolls And Their Reactions Were Hilarious
We all expected this reaction tbh.
Inside The Network Of Trolls Accusing A 15-Year-Old Tweeting In Syria Of Being Fake News
A Twitter account that has received international attention for tweeting videos from a place in Syria that's been described as "hell on Earth"" is now being swarmed by pro-Assad and pro-Russia trolls.
A Former Manager At The Russian "Troll Factory" Is Now Living In The US, Report Says
The Russian news outlet TV Rain reported that Agata Burdonova moved to the US in December.
Florida School Shooting Survivors Are Trolling Trolls Who Think They're Paid Actors
One student told BuzzFeed News amid their tireless gun control organizing and campaigning that they've had a good lol regarding the internet trolls.
The Pro-Trump Media Has Met Its Match In The Parkland Students
The pro-Trump media chose a political enemy effectively born onto the internet and innately capable of waging an information war.
Beware Of False Claims Of Assaults At "Black Panther" Screenings
People are bad.
Pink Clapped Back At A Troll Who Criticized Her Super Bowl Performance
"You just suck by yourself on a dirty couch."
Russian Propaganda From Deleted Troll Accounts Is Still Live On Twitter And Instagram Thanks To These Apps
Reposting apps like Regrann and Repost enabled users to quickly and unwittingly spread Russian propaganda on Instagram and Twitter.
Drew Barrymore Got Dragged On Instagram, But She Decided Not To Let It Get Her Down
"...You know what women do when they get hurt???? They pick themselves up!"
Le terme de «troll» ne convient pas aux harceleurs du 18-25 de jeuxvideo.com
Ce terme fourre-tout contribue à réduire les méfaits de personnes menaçant de mort, de viol, et qui cherchent à faire taire leurs opposants. Dernier exemple en date avec la journaliste Nadia Daam, harcelée par des membres du forum de jeuxvideo.com.
Twinkle Khanna Once Again Took No Shit From Trolls, After They Swarmed In With Their Usual Nonsense
This time they were defending the honour of books, it seems. Idiots.
New Charts Show What The Russian Troll @TEN_GOP Account Was Tweeting This Summer
The Kremlin-backed @TEN_GOP account pushed hashtags for divisive events, including the Charlottesville "Unite The Right" rally, according to a new analysis of Twitter data.
Prominent "GOP" Twitter Account, Allegedly A Russian Troll, Was Widely Quoted In US Media
Twitter suspended the account 11 months after the Tennessee Republican Party flagged it as fake. But that was too late to keep its divisive rhetoric from being cited by both conservative and liberal outlets.
Twitter Was Warned Repeatedly About This Fake Account Run By A Russian Troll Farm And Refused To Take It Down
The account was one of hundreds created by Russia's Internet Research Agency and drew 136,000 followers by tweeting divisive messages in the name of the Tennessee Republican Party.
Newest Wrinkle In Russia Election Meddling: Troll Farm Reportedly Sent Employees To US
The Russian news outlet TV Rain cited a former employee of the Internet Research Agency in its report that IRA employees were dispatched to the US.
Masaba Gupta Shut Down Trolls For Calling Her "Illegitimate" And A "Bastard"
"I've been called these names since I was 10 years old and ever since I could read newspapers, these are the two words I have been immune to."
Shabana Azmi Mistakenly Referred To Poha As Upma And Twitter's Comedians Stepped In Beautifully
Humour is the real breakfast of champions.
Amos Yee, A Troll From Singapore, Has Been Granted Asylum In The US
Amos Yee has been held in US detention for 10 months.
Trump Supporters Quietly Built A Massive List With The Personal Information Of Thousands Of People
The list began traveling the dark corners of the internet around April as a scattered collection of names, addresses, phone numbers, and social media accounts. It's now a massive organized database of thousands of people.
Meet AFD-Chan And Putsch-Chan, The Anime Girl Mascots Of The German Far Right
Introducing the adorable cartoon faces of German far-right extremism.
Rihanna Stans Are Trolling Kylie Jenner Over Her Makeup Line And It's Fucking Savage
"Fenty Beauty just dropped...you're CANCELLED."
A German YouTuber Tried To Make His Far-Right Hashtag Go Viral And It Was A Huge Flop
Turns out it's actually not that easy to hijack an election with memes.
This Is Why Bana Alabed's Picture Is Being Used In Trolls' Tweets About Venezuela
Bana Alabed, whose dispatches from Aleppo made her famous, is now featuring in trolls' tweets about Venezuela.
Vijay Fans Abused, Threatened, And Sexually Harassed A Journalist For Not Liking "Sura"
After Dhanya Rajendran simply mentioned that she hadn't liked the film, fans of the actor unleashed organised trolling that lasted all weekend.
This Website Stopped Labeling Some Nonprofits As Hate Groups After A Public Backlash
GuideStar.org labeled 46 nonprofits as hate groups. But after its employees were harassed online, the website got rid of the labels.
Apple CEO Tim Cook To MIT Grads: You Must Have Hacked Trump’s Twitter
Tim Cook’s joke about Donald Trump hints at a contentious relationship between the world’s most valuable company and the leader of the free world.
Trump Supporters Have Discovered The DUP And It’s Just The Absolute Worst
Theresa May said she plans to work with the anti-gay and anti-abortion DUP, and America's far-right trolls are thrilled.
21 Times Scots Hilariously Ripped The Fucking Piss Out Of Everyone
We are officially a nation of cheeky c*nts.
Priya Malik Has Been Clinically Shutting Down Trolls After She Posted A #FreeTheNipple Photo
"My areola brings all the boys to the yard and they're like 'Damn girl, shush'."
People Are Shaming Priyanka Chopra For Showing Her Legs In Front Of Modi
This is what it's come to.
Before You Roast Zayn Malik Over That GoFundMe Page, Here's The Story Behind It
A good deed gone wrong?
Comment des trolls d'extrême droite américains ou suédois lancent des fausses rumeurs sur Macron pour lui nuire
«Détruisons Macron à coup de mèmes.... Il faut qu'on empêche ce pervers de Macron de rendre l'Europe cocue.» ATTENTION: Cet article contient des images dérangeantes.
Here's How Far-Right Trolls Are Spreading Hoaxes About French Presidential Candidate Emmanuel Macron
"Meme Macron out of existence... We need to stop this creep Macron from cucking up Europe." WARNING: This post contains graphic images.
This Celeb Has Been Brutally Honest About Body-Shaming Trolls
Rebekah Vardy says she received abuse about her appearance in the photos of her leaving hospital with her newborn baby.
John Legend Defended Kim Kardashian After This Brutal Tweet
Chrissy has taught him well.
People Are Using The London Attacks To Troll This Celeb's Disabled Son
Katie Price's son Harvey, who was born blind and has multiple disabilities, has once again become the target of mockery and abuse online.
I Created A Secret Twitter Account To Follow The Alt Right
My research project for the Open Lab is to study the alt-right through digital ethnography, and that means going to where they are.
17 Things You'll Get If Nobody Appreciates Your Sense Of Humor But You
You're unappreciated in your own time.
16 Times Women Just Really Wouldn't Take Shit From Men
Not even a single fuck was given for the patriarchy.
Twitter Suspends, Then Reinstates, White Supremacist David Duke
The suspension was a mistake made during a routine review. It was quickly fixed.
Ayesha Takia Legendarily Shut Down Trolls Who Shame Her For Loving And Being Herself
"Be fabulous and #StopSelfieShaming. Stop picking on people for who they wanna be, it's lame AF."
Federal Cybercrime Officials Are Investigating Jewish Center Threats And If A "Troll" Is Involved
The FBI is exploring multiple angles, BuzzFeed News has learned, including the possibility that an online troll is involved in the latest wave of bomb threats to Jewish centers and schools this week.
Twitter Will Start Using Algorithms To Crack Down On Abusive Accounts
Don't repeatedly tweet "without solicitation at non-followers" or the machines will get you.
DU Professors Wrote A Heartfelt Note Backing Gurmehar Kaur And Her Right To "Express Her Opinion"
20-year-old Kaur has decided to take some time off social media after she received rape threats and was trolled for her comments on the Ramjas college violence.
A Network Of Teenagers Appear To Be Running Hundreds Of Fake EDL Twitter Accounts
A 19-year-old student who claims to be running one of the account says it's just another form of shitposting. WARNING: The post contains graphic content.
The Downfall Of YouTube’s Biggest Star Is A Symptom Of A Bigger Illness
The schadenfreude over YouTube star Felix Kjellberg’s sudden fall from grace overlooks a much bigger, more insidious pattern of young men testing boundaries in the angriest corners of the internet.
Trolls Are Trying To Trick People Into Thinking This Purple Bird Facebook Sticker Is A Secret Nazi Symbol
This is really, really dumb and confusing.
You Need To See J.K. Rowling's Incredible Responses To These Twitter Trolls
"I've still got your money, so by all means borrow my lighter."
This TV Actress Perfectly Shut Down Haters Who Slut-Shamed Her On Instagram
"Oops! Here's one more from the photoshoot!! Ready to slut-shame a girl again? Go ahead."
Where In Hell Do You Belong Based On Your Internet Habits?
Are you an internet demon?
Comment le FN s'appuie sur les trolls pour diffuser ses messages
Militants pro-Trump, Renard du Net, «patriosphère», Jeuxvideo.com... le Front national regarde d'un bon œil les opérations qui sont menées en son nom par les trolls.
This Alt-Right Investigations Site May Have Ties To The Trump Administration
Meet WeSearchr, the crowd-funded site trying to get to the bottom of the Richard Spencer punch and Pizzagate.
This Celeb Is Naming Trolls Who Sent Her Disabled Son Racist Abuse
Katie Price promised to publicly "name and shame" any online trolls who send abuse to her son – and she's stuck to her word.
Trump Supporters And Neo-Nazis Are Using Secret Chatrooms To Harass Shia LaBeouf
This article contains offensive language and graphic images.
Trump Supporters Online Are Pretending To Be French To Manipulate France's Election
Welcome to "The Great Liberation Of France."
A Thriving Chat Startup Braces For The Alt-Right
Discord is a buzzed-about group chat platform for gamers. And like its predecessors Twitter and Reddit, it's become a hangout for trolls and white nationalists.
Alt-Right Trolls Tried To Harass An Asian Woman Online But Couldn't Identify Her
Trump supporters are currently 0/2 on identifying the reporter some are calling "a filthy chink."