Twitter reacts to Ann Maguire killing
The killing of teacher Ann Maguire at Corpus Christi Catholic college in Leeds has been met with strong reaction on Twitter. Twitter has been full of condolences for Mrs Maguire, the teacher killed by...
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Women are more likely to troll other women. That is the message of Natasha Devon, whose experience with Twitter was not what she expected. Natasha Devon joined Twitter, hoping for highbrow debate, but...
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Feminism ‘out of control’
RESEARCHER: Jonathan Bishop has been researching misandry and misogyny on Twitter and finds feminists are trolled because of their misandry. Courtesy: Steve Powderhill Photography. Feminism is out of...
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Mary Beard ‘model troll-caller’
RETRIBUTION SEEKER: Internet Trolling expert Jonathan Bishop argues that Caroline Criado-Perez needs to take a leaf out of Mary Beard’s book and confront trolls with good faith and persuasion to be a...
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‘Sad day for free speech’ says Nunn
TROLL FEELING: Steve Rotheram MP says parliamentarians should not be bothered by trolling. Courtesy: Wikipedia A feminist, who retweeted threatening messages to a London MP, faces jail a court has...
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Troll jailed for threatening feminists
TROLL-CALLER: Caroline Craido-Perez felt “fear and horror” because of postings about her on Twitter. A man from Bristol has been jailed for posting threatening messages to two women public figures on...
View ArticleTroll ‘sorry’ for Criado-Perez tweets
One of the people convicted for the trolling of radical feminist Caroline Criado-Perez has apologised for sending the abusive messages on Twitter, following the campaign for less men on banknotes....
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Women must stop being ‘second sex’
In order to have true equality, women need to stop thinking of themselves as the “second sex” and being “bitches” – that is the message of writer and critic, Hannah Betts. “We know men do it (trolling)...
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Meeting Held on Online Criticisms of Female Journalists Stresses Need for...
Media professionals, journalists, policymakers and government representatives gathered in Vienna today to discuss the ramifications of criticisms of female journalists online. This first meeting on...
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Anti-free speech MP made ‘troll’ fear for his liberty
A Bristol man has dropped his appeal against the conviction he received for the trolling on an MP elected via an all-woman-shortlist, when it became apparent his liberty could be deprived further....
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