Online Trolling and Its Perpetrators: Under the Cyberbridge

by Pnina Fichman and Madelyn R. Sanfilippo

0 ratings • 0 reviews • 0 shelved
Book cover for Online Trolling and Its Perpetrators

Bookhype may earn a small commission from qualifying purchases. Full disclosure.

Online trolling and other deviant behaviors have always affected online communities. As online trolling becomes widely spread, myriad questions are raised, including:

·Who is a troll and why do trolls troll?
·What are the enabling factors of online trolling?
·How do members and administrators of online communities detect, interpret, and react to trolling? How can online trolling be handled effectively?
·What is the impact of the socio-cultural and technological environments on online trolling?
·What motivates trolling?

The book answers these questions and includes the following focuses:

·Hard-core trolls and light trolls
·Gender, trolling, and anti-social behavior online
·Perception of trolling
·Collaborative trolling
·Ideological trolls
·Trolling around the globe
  • ISBN10 144223850X
  • ISBN13 9781442238503
  • Publish Date 11 April 2016
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Rowman & Littlefield
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 216
  • Language English