Neowin News Feed for: Trolls

Science proves some Reddit users just love to troll, disagree and argue

Sayan Sen — Mon, 12 May 2025 14:12:02 +0000

If you have ever had a feeling that some people online simply love to troll, argue and disagree just for the sake of it, you'd be right. And now science has proved it, at least in the case of Reddit. Read more...

CEO Jack Dorsey says he wants help improving Twitter

Paul Hill — Thu, 01 Mar 2018 18:32:01 +0000

Jack Dorsey has acknowledged that Twitter faces serious problems regarding the health of the discourse that takes place on the network. Twitter is now asking for input on tackling the issue. Read more...

Mozilla's IRL podcast is set to return on Monday

Paul Hill — Fri, 05 Jan 2018 13:26:01 +0000

Mozilla's IRL podcast, hosted by Veronica Belmont, will return to podcatchers everywhere on Monday when the show returns for a second season. The first episode will look at bots and their effects. Read more...

New study finds online abuse not as pervasive among children as traditional bullying

Dreyer Smit — Wed, 12 Jul 2017 14:16:01 +0000

According to new research, your perception of what children and young adults experience online might be challenged after it was concluded that individuals do not experience as much online abuse. Read more...

Google is using machine learning to combat online trolling

Usama Jawad — Fri, 24 Feb 2017 16:52:01 +0000

Google partnered with Jigsaw to use machine learning to combat online trolling in a new project called "Perspective". Long-term aims include making online conversations safer as well. Read more...

Twitter announces new efforts to stop trolls

Gabriel Nunes — Tue, 07 Feb 2017 16:42:01 +0000

Twitter has been working hard to stop trolls since late last year. Today, the company released three more changes focused on account creation, search results and low-quality Tweets filtering. Read more...

UK CPS publishes guideline proposals to prosecute online trolls

Jack Wilkinson — Thu, 03 Mar 2016 20:06:01 +0000

The UK's Crown Prosecution Service has published new guideline proposals which are aimed at prosecuting people who create fake online profiles used to abuse, harass, or intimidate people online. Read more...

Editorial: Please, give Apple a break

Nathan Liu — Tue, 15 Oct 2013 08:59:38 +0000

Apple is one of the most successful companies ever to have existed yet this makes them a target for scrutiny. Much of this is irrational and unfair. Here's why you should lay off with the ridicule. Read more...

Microsoft's new Internet Explorer marketing campaign touts a comeback

Anthony Tosie — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 14:14:07 +0000

Microsoft has released a new YouTube video focusing on the hate its browser, Internet Explorer, gets from individuals across the Internet as part of a marketing campaign for the browser. Read more...

Trolling in Arizona could get you 25 years in jail

Paul Ferson — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:56:59 +0000

Some light trolling can be fun on the internet, but Arizona's governors disagree. If you're a troll you could be looking at 25 years in prison if you just so happen to mess around occasionally. Read more...

Righthaven now paying those it sued

James Woodfin — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 23:57:02 +0000

Nobody really likes a copyright troll. Especially a troll like Righthaven. The company sues people who have supposedly violated newspaper copyrights. However, the company has sued an Ars Technica writer for infringement on Righthaven's court... Read more...

Five ways to defeat blog trolls and cyberstalkers

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 12:02:23 +0000

Anyone who has participated in the blogosphere in the past two months knows the troubling story of Kathy Sierra, a prominent blogger who was the victim of online threats that included violent sexual acts and... Read more...

World of Warcraft: Trolls, Gnomes, and More!

Wed, 19 Nov 2003 13:23:41 +0000

The World of Warcraft Town Hall is now up to date with pages for both the Trolls and the Gnomes - the last two player-character races announced for the game. Included in the update are... Read more...