Title: The Real World ReaderPublished by: Oxford University Press
Release Date: 2015
When we find ourselves arguing with another person face-to-face, we can generally rest assured that our conflict won’t rise beyond a certain threshold. But what happens to such restraint when our arguments go online? Under the Web’s protective cloak of anonymity, many speak to others in ways that mislead, mock and malign. Taking aim at one of the key examples of this trend, I share my thoughts about the growing threat of “Twitter trolling.”
Twitter Trolls and the Refusal to be Silenced