Rappler's latest stories on online trolls
[OPINYON] Ang malawak na kabukiran ng mga troll
Sino nagsabing mahina ang sektor ng agrikultura sa bansa? Heto’t buhay na buhay, masaganang-masagana ang mga farm, ang mga troll farm.
Propaganda-spewing Russian trolls act differently online from regular people
Trolls take advantage of weaknesses in society, and the fix involves not just technological means but more so educating people
Youth leaders harassed online after seeking Mocha Uson’s dismissal
Akbayan Youth shares screenshots of some of the hate comments, which are calling for the student leaders to get raped or killed
Is the Philippines in step with Russian online propaganda warfare?
The same techniques detailed in Robert Mueller's Russia-Trump indictment are pervasive here and have accomplished the same goal as the Russians': sow discord
What does Leni Robredo think about online bashers?
Vice President Leni Robredo says that the tirades against her have become so 'ridiculous' that she's actually 'excited' to see what her bashers come up with next
Netizens fear troll exploitation of Facebook's 'downvote' button
Some users think this feature would be abused by trolls and bots, while some say users' freedom of speech would be unaffected
Malacañang defends Duterte tapping Facebook for 2016 polls
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque says it would have been 'foolhardy' for any political candidate not to use the popular social networking site as a campaign tool
Robredo slams EJKs, online trolls in Human Rights Day message
(UPDATED) 'Dapat din nating bigyang-diin ang diwa ng pagdiriwang na ito, dahil sa mga nakababahalang balita tungkol sa malawakang paglabag sa karapatang pantao, lalo na sa mga nasa laylayan ng lipunan,' says the Vice President
Why do Filipino netizens troll?
A sociology paper examines some of the reasons why Filipino social media users behave aggressively online – when they can be normally civil people offline
Is there limit to online hate?
Trolls – and the massive machineries of hatred that operate them – all become banal in the face of compassion
#MagkaibaYan: 'Fake news' vs fiction trends on Twitter
They trend on Twitter after two senators sought a probe into the proliferation of false erroneous distorted fabricated or misleading news on social media
Facebook suspends anti-Marcos journalist's account
UPDATED As of 11:46 pm on November 28 Inday Varona says her Facebook account was resurrected and thanked the people who helped restore her account
VIDEO: How to deal with online trolls
Before attempting to face a troll head on here are a few tips
Online trolls are sadists, study shows
Online trolling correlated positively with the so called Dark Tetrad of personality particularly sadism psychopathy and Machiavellianism researchers say
Online 'troll' jailed over Facebook threat
British online troll who sparked a security alert in the United States by threatening on Facebook to kill 200 schoolchildren gets 2 years and 4 months jail sentence
Sandy's 'worst online troll' gets a beating
A netizen came under angry scrutiny after dramatic information posted on Twitter at the peak of Hurricane Sandy was found to be false
