Items tagged with trolls

by Brittany Goetting - Thu, Feb 23, 2017

Google Thwarts Toxic Online Trolls With ‘Perspective’ AI Tool

The Internet is not always the friendliest and kindest place to traverse. However, Google is hoping to clean up the Internet’s act with its new AI tool, Perspective. Perspective uses machine learning models to scan online content and determine a comment's “toxicity” level. Perspective was developed by Jigsaw and... Read more...

by Brandon Hill - Tue, Feb 09, 2016

Twitter’s New Trust And Safety Council Will Be Charged With Keeping The Riff-Raff At Bay

Twitter has a harassment problem, and it’s looking for outside help to help combat Internet trolls that are turning the popular social media platform into a new age platform for bullying. Twitter’s newly formed Trust and Safety Council will work to offer “input on our safety products, policies, and programs” as it... Read more...

by Paul Lilly - Mon, Apr 20, 2015

Stanford And Cornell Researchers Develop Internet Troll Identification Algorithm To Auto-Clean The Riff Raff

It's said that a single bad apple can ruin the whole bunch, but Internet trolls are even worse. They not only ruin what could have been an engaging discussion on an interesting topic with intelligent individuals, but they often manage to go undetected until that moment when all hell breaks loose. And then the ban... Read more...

by Brandon Hill - Thu, Feb 05, 2015

Twitter CEO Admits 'We Suck At Dealing With Abuse And Trolls'

Twitter users often have to put up with abuse and harassment from trolls. We saw this play out unfortunately during the whole #GamerGate saga, when death threats and “swatting” became the norm. We even saw it following the death of beloved comedian Robin Williams. His daughter, Zelda Williams, was harassed and trolled... Read more...

by Joel Hruska - Tue, Jul 31, 2012

When Porn Copyright Trolls Attack And Judges Fight Back

Everyone has heard of patent trolls or copyright trolls like Righthaven, but the rapid evolution of the new porn troll has scientists puzzled. This new species of lawyer has emerged in the past two years as an intriguing example of how natural selection can quickly influence the trajectory of a species. Like its brethren, the porn troll issues... Read more...

by Chad Weirick - Tue, Feb 12, 2008

Trolls Rejoice!

If you enjoy randomly flaming people on the internet and have been concerned that your anonymity might be maintained, here's a piece of good news for you:“A California judge in the Sixth Appellate District in Santa Clara County last week ruled that anonymous trolls on the Internet are allowed to stay anonymous. Along with remaining anonymous,... Read more...