Trolling

How Offending Harry Styles Could Cost Me My Life... Seriously.

Hanna Flint | Posted 07.04.2013 | UK
Hanna Flint

WHOS COMING WITH ME TO SHOOT THIS HANNA FLINT It's always refreshing to get feedback from a reader, but this one takes the biscuit. I came across th...

Not Forgetting Online Abuse

Paul Lambert | Posted 19.03.2013 | UK Tech
Paul Lambert

Clearly we as society, policymakers and website service providers need to consider how we can do more to ensure less people become victims of online abuse, commit suicide, have "bad internet experiences," are forced to move from school to school, home to home, and are even afraid to use the internet.

'I'm Sorry'

The Huffington Post UK | Samuel Luckhurst | Posted 14.03.2013 | UK Sport

Curtis Woodhouse, the former footballer turned boxer who hunted down an abusive Twitter troll, came face-to-face with his antagonist on ITV's Daybreak...

Former Footballer Woodhouse Tracks Down Trolling Keyboard Warrior

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 11.03.2013 | UK Sport

Sportsmen would often like to get hold of trolling keyboard warriors, and former Sheffield United and Birmingham defender Curtis Woodhouse has claimed...

This Is Wheel Life

Charles Donovan | Posted 03.05.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Charles Donovan

Today, I bump into the edges of doorways. While stretching to pick up one thing, I manage to drop several others. I reverse into tables. I crash into entrances and misjudge distances. There is so much to learn about wheelchairs. I cannot think where to start.

The Internet Can't Help You With Everything

Matthew Floyd Jones | Posted 25.04.2013 | UK Comedy
Matthew Floyd Jones

When it comes to relying on the internet to help you with your career, though, bear this in mind: it's one thing for someone to look back on their journey and retrospectively wax lyrical about how they read the map, but to someone on the brink of their personal odyssey, these stone-carved 'How-to's might just throw their instincts off the scent.

Trolling Affects 'One In Three'

Huffington Post UK | Felicity Morse | Posted 22.02.2013 | UK

Alarming new research has revealed the full extent of online bullying and the damage it causes amongst young people. A third of young people have b...

Social Media and the Law: Know Where You Stand

Brian John Spencer | Posted 22.04.2013 | UK Tech
Brian John Spencer

Real time social media communications have utterly flattened and revolutionized the ways of the world. But with this incredible good has come a large measure of bad. The anonymous internet troll is now ubiquitous, the keyboard warrior is part of the daily rhythm and the anti-social social media user is common place.

Withheld Number, Withheld Responsibility

Dale Bilson | Posted 09.04.2013 | UK Tech
Dale Bilson

'Trolling' is not a new phenomenon. In fact I'm sure it is a practice which has existed ever since remote communication began. And the trollers have a tool which is even more powerful, and far more established, with which to terrorise their victims - the withheld number.

Let's Talk About Sext

Rosa Doherty | Posted 23.03.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Rosa Doherty

David Cameron's new advisor on childhood, Claire Perry MP, says parents should take clearer responsibility for seeing what their children are saying on Facebook and texting on mobile phone, but i'm not sure spying is the answer.

Why I Believe in Internet Anonymity, Even When You're Calling Me a ****

The Guyliner | Posted 27.02.2013 | UK Tech
The Guyliner

Anonymity is a gilded cage which protects us from each other. Let the key stay lost.

Did Social Media Kill Shane McEntee?

David Prescott | Posted 27.02.2013 | UK Politics
David Prescott

Social media is making politicians better public servants. But in return, the public must recognise that they are only human and criticism is ten times more worse when others get to see it.

Trolling Is an Art Form

Louise Wilson | Posted 02.01.2013 | UK Universities & Education
Louise Wilson

Trolling is in fact an art form, and a favourite past time of those who frequent internet forums such as myself. It takes a certain amount of skill to create a troll post. Trolling is a bit of harmless fun.

Q&A With Twitter's Good Guy - 'Positive Troll'

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 17.10.2012 | UK Comedy

In the old days, they were evil and lurked under bridges. Nowadays, they're evil and lurk on message boards. But one person trying to give trolls a go...

The Limits of Free Expression

Jane Fae | Posted 10.12.2012 | UK Politics
Jane Fae

I never thought I'd find myself saying this, but...as one Facebook poster receives a short sharp prison sentence for a series of vile posts about Apri...

Meeting A Troll: One Man's Harrowing Account

Traynor's Eye | Traynor's Eye | Posted 24.11.2012 | UK Tech

Meeting A Troll: One Man's Harrowing Account...

'Positive Troll': Our New Favourite Twitter Account

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 14.08.2012 | UK Comedy

'Trolls' were once cute little toys with elf-like faces, huge vibrant hair, and the amazing ability to fit exactly on top of pencils. But then alon...

We Should Stop the Internet Bullies

Bob Morgan | Posted 03.10.2012 | UK
Bob Morgan

Laws should be applied to cyber space in the same way we apply laws for other public spaces. More and more people live part of their lives on social networking sites.

An Eye for an Eye, a Tweet for a Tweet: Is This the Way to Battle Trolling?

Hanna Flint | Posted 30.09.2012 | UK
Hanna Flint

Who knew the archaic "eye for an eye" mantra could be substituted for "a tweet for a tweet"? Well I say it can't and it mustn't or we risk sinking to the troll level from the precious moral high ground.

Do We Really Need Another Social Network?

Philip Ellis | Posted 12.09.2012 | UK Tech
Philip Ellis

Fans of pop culture juggernaut Lady Gaga are in for a treat this week with the launch of new social network LittleMonsters.com, an online community thought up by Gaga's manager Troy Carter.

Could Your New Boyfriend Be Fan Of Beat-Up Anita Sarkeesian Game?

The Huffington Post | Sarah O'Meara | Posted 13.07.2012 | UK Lifestyle

Evidence of abusive attitudes towards women became apparent last week, when Huffpost Lifestyle highlighted the existence of a sick online game in whic...

Defamation Bill Moves To End The Rule Of The Trolls

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 11.08.2012 | UK Tech

The age of the troll could be over. Websites might be forced to unmask people who post defamatory statements online. Under new government propo...

Troll Avoids Jail, Banned From Contacting 26 Victims

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 11.06.2012 | UK

An internet "troll" who sent a threatening email to a Conservative MP was banned from contacting a host of celebrities, including Lord Sugar, on Monda...

WATCH: This Week's Top 10 Funny Viral Videos

Huffington Post UK | Alastair Plumb | Posted 15.06.2012 | UK Comedy

What's cuter than a regular pig? That's right, it's a miniature pig. And what's cuter than a miniature pig? A miniature pig trying to waddle down a fl...

WATCH: 'Thank You Hater!' Is The Funniest Thing Trolling's Ever Brought About

Huffington Post UK | Alastair Plumb | Posted 08.06.2012 | UK Comedy

Thank you Isabel Fay and the Clever Pie team, thank you so much. Thank you for saying - and singing - the words we've long wanted to say in a top qual...