“Don’t Feed the Trolls.” But why? And who gets trolled and why?
Goals:
- Understand the politics around gender and race regarding being attacked online
- Protect and defend your digital identity
Suggested Readings:
- Speak Up & Stay Safe(r): A Guide to Protecting Yourself From Online Harassment
Jaclyn Friedman, Anita Sarkeesian and Renee Bracey Sherman - Why I’m Masquerading As A White Bearded Hipster Guy On Twitter (Despite Being a Black Woman)
Jamie Nesbitt Golden - An experiment in trolling: a teaching moment #FutureEd
Jade Davis - #VANILLAISIS, White Tears and the Adventures of Captain Moroni
Megan Goodwin - Word Warriors: Fight For Your Rights
Megan Red Shirt Shaw - Don’t Feed the Race Trolls
Torraine Walker - Why women get attacked by trolls: A new study unpacks the digital gender safety gap
Soraya Chemaly - A former Russian troll speaks: ‘It was like being in Orwell’s world’
Suggested Tasks:
- Track a trolling hashtag using TAGS and analyze those tweets’ textual content
- Or use NodeXL to analyze relationships among users of a trolling hashtag
- Investigate how different social media platforms and websites address, limit, or enable trolling
- Investigate how trolling has evolved with the Internet
- Practice spotting bots and reporting them
- 10 Ways to Get Started Fighting Internet Propaganda
