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How We All Became Alex Jones

Hussein Kesvani | Posted 18.03.2013 | UK Universities & Education
Read More: New Media, Gun Control, Internet Culture, US Media, New World Order, Piers Morgan, Survivalist, US Press, UK Press, Alex Jones, Tea Party, UK Media, UK Universities & Education News
Hussein Kesvani

Over the past few days, a video showing the Infowars.com host, Alex Jones' tirade against CNN anchor Piers Morgan has become a viral sensation. Within the space of 15 minutes, Jones not only declared Morgan as a "hatchet man of the new world order" but also might threatened war on the Obama administration if any action to forcibly seize guns took place.

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Did Social Media Kill Shane McEntee?

David Prescott | Posted 27.02.2013 | UK Politics
Read More: Social Media, Tech, Twitter, Crime, Irish Politics, Internet Culture, Facebook, Trolling, Trolls, Shane McEntee, UK Politics News
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.

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They See Me Trollin'

Jonathan Frost | Posted 10.09.2011 | UK Entertainment
Read More: David Thorne, Internet, 4chan, Anonymous, Internet Culture, Something Awful, Trolling, Trolls, UK Entertainment News
Jonathan Frost

Trolling is the stuff of internet myth and legend. Using the internet as a platform, the troll is a person that will go out of their way to try and spark an argument by making deliberately stupid or offensive comments, safe in the knowledge that they are out of harm's reach. And, to be fair, it can be hilarious if done well, spiting the everyday internet user into an all out rage in a very public way for the entertainment of many.

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