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cyberswede

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15. Yeah...

Reply to Denzil_DC (Reply #7)

Wed Apr 13, 2016, 10:52 AM

Apr 2016

except I think RW trolls would be drawn to a left-leaning paper, in order to maximize their jerkhood. And social media is definitely used to send out a "bat-signal" of sorts to articles about certain topics.

I've seen in happen on DU in my time on MIRT - all of a sudden, a bunch of newbies sign up & all post the same sort of crap in the same thread.

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So, The Guardian did a study of comments left on its website... [View all] cyberswede Apr 2016 OP

Never read the comments on a news site, they are always terrible. Odin2005 Apr 2016 #1

I don't read them either cyberswede Apr 2016 #8

Interesting to take their quiz, since it's like being on a jury muriel_volestrangler Apr 2016 #2

I disagreed with them on that same comment cyberswede Apr 2016 #9

I can see there is a point where it becomes 'author abuse' muriel_volestrangler Apr 2016 #12

Good point cyberswede Apr 2016 #17

Lots of people like to dump on other people to make themselves feel good. bemildred Apr 2016 #3

Yes, the safety of anonymity... cyberswede Apr 2016 #10

I always feel dirty when I go down there. bemildred Apr 2016 #11

"articles written by women attract more abuse and dismissive trolling than those written by men" pampango Apr 2016 #4

I think bloggers/Twitter posters have done this, sort of cyberswede Apr 2016 #14

Read it - it was a good idea malaise Apr 2016 #5

Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2016 #6

Being a vaguely left-of-center paper, Denzil_DC Apr 2016 #7

Yeah... cyberswede Apr 2016 #15

Ban anonymity for newspaper comment sections. alarimer Apr 2016 #13

Our local paper tied comments to Facebook profiles a while back cyberswede Apr 2016 #16