Trolls in the News

http://metro.co.uk/2015/11/30/this-...ments-on-billboards-near-their-homes-5535752/

Be careful when you next comment on a controversial topic online because you could find your comment blown up for all to see on a billboard near you.

Well, only if you’re posting racist comments. Then you’re sure to be targeted by this new anti-racist campaign in Brazil.
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Well, it turns out there's a government that finally cares enough what trolls have to say to give them a roadside forum. Perhaps Legion will learn Portuguese, now...
 
http://news.nationalpost.com/full-c...trolls-and-other-reasons-to-fear-for-humanity

The CBC is temporarily closing off all comments on stories about aboriginals because it’s fed up with the ignorant racist remarks people post. They put it in the nicest way, but that’s the nub of it. “Some of the violations are obvious, some not so obvious; some comments are clearly hateful and vitriolic, some are simply ignorant. And some appear to be hate disguised as ignorance (i.e., racist sentiments expressed in benign language).”
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We can't have nice things, like comments sections on news sites, because of idiot fucking trolls being racist.
 
http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/t...nline-commenters-be-held-to-account-1.2452025

[h=1]Taming the trolls: Can abusive online commenters be held to account?[/h][h=2]Opinion: Reaction to racial abuse of six-year-old after Toy Show poses conundrum[/h]When Mark Reddy spoke this week about the abuse posted on social media following his six-year-old daughter Lara’s performance on the The Late Late Toy Show, nearly everybody would have sympathised with him.

But some might also have wondered whether it was wise to give publicity to a few twisted internet trolls who would otherwise have remained largely unknown. It’s one of the conundrums which arise when we discuss what, if anything, needs to be done about online hate speech.
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No, they cannot.
 
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