Internettrollingresearch

Thisstoryreferstothenewphenomenonaffectingagenerationthatrelyontheinternet,there
hasalwaysbeenanissueofbullyingbutithasnowtakinganewform,ithasmovedontothe
internetandanonymityhashelpedthosetrollstooffendotherinternetusers.

Thishasbecomeanissueofsafetyforinternetusers,asitcanbesaidthattheyareputina
dangerofbeingcyberbulliedbutnowalsothreatenedbythosethatmayhaveneverevenmet
them.

Thegovernmentarenowsteppingintoupdatethelawinreflectionoftheworldandthetimes.It
canbesaidthattheabusespreadsacrosstheinternetifinpersonwasexpressedthenitwould
countasverbalassault,thishasraisedthequestionforyearsthattrollsshouldbepunishedin
thesamewaythatanverbalassaultwillbe.

Currentlaw

Currently,offenderswhosubjecttheirvictimstosexuallyoffensive,verballyabusiveorthreateningmaterialontheinternetcan
onlybeprosecutedinmagistratescourtsundertheMaliciousCommunicationsAct,whichcarriesamaximumprisonsentenceof
sixmonths.
Buttheplannedchangeswillallowmagistratestopassonseriouscasestothecrowncourts,whereoffenderswouldfacea
maximumsentenceof24months.

Readmore:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article2798573/crackdowncybermobspoisoningbritainsentencewebtrollsq
uadrupledtwoyearsshockinghighprofileonlineabusecases.html#ixzz3Gn0tvgaq
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NewLawUpdate
Thegovernmentischangingthelawtoincreasethemaximumsentencefortheoffenceofsendingcertain
itemswiththeintenttocausedistressoranxiety.Thiswillmeanmoreseriousoffencescanbedealtwithin
theCrownCourtandtherewillnotbeatimelimitforpoliceandCrownProsecutionServicetobringa
prosecution.
Alongsidethis,thegovernmentisalsochangingthelawtoallowupto3years,asopposedto6monthsas
previously,tobringprosecutionsagainstpeopleforusingtheinternet,socialmediaormobilephonesto
sendmenacingmessages.

Whatwewantourpackagetohave

Definetrollincomparisonwithcyberbullying(start)
WhatisaTroll?
Howdoesitaffectpeopleslives?
Showvariationoftrollingi.efighttrolling,onlinegametrolling,socialmedia
Casestudy
interviewwithpossiblevictim(skypeorinperson)
Showexamplesofpunishment
Peoplewhomhavebeenjailed/prosecuted
peoplewhomhavebeenbeatenup
Showcomparisonofcrime,inpersonvsonline

Governmentaction(end)
newupdateonlaw
Thenewamendmentofthelawmoreimportantthantheactualcrimesthemselves?

WhatisaTroll?

Someonewhosowsdiscordontheinternet,theypostcontroversial,inflammatory,irrelevantor
offtopicmessagesonline.
Internettermfortroublemaker
Atitsworst,internettrollingmeanspurposelyspreadinghatred,racism,misogyny,bigotry,conflictandany
otherkindofunpleasantness.Inmildercasesitsaboutcausinginterpersonalconflictjustforthesakeofit.
Itsoftenpolitical,socialorcultural.Butwhenatrollpostsabusiveandhurtfulcommentsaboutaspecific
person,itscalledflaming.Eitherway,itsanonymous.(http://www.knowthenet.org.uk/jargonbuster/trolling)

TrollingFacts:

Internettrollsusuallyaimtodisruptnormalonlineactivitiesbyapersistentseriesofinsultingor
aggressivepostsandmessages.Theseinflammatorycommentsusuallyhavenosubstancebut
oftenincludecruelanddestructiveattacksonsomeone'sphysicalappearanceorpersonality,with
theaimofmakingthetargetbelievethem.
Cyberbullying
Cyberbullyingisanyformofbullyingwhichtakesplaceonlineorthroughyour
mobilephone.WebsiteslikeFacebook,Bebo,YouTube,MySpace,instant
messagingonMSNandgamingforumscanbegreatfun.Butwhatdoyoudo
whenthingsgowrong?Cyberbullyingisrifeontheinternetandmostyoung
peoplewillexperienceitatsometime.
http://www.bullying.co.uk/cyberbullying/whatiscyberbullying/
Peoplehavecommittedsuicidebecauseofit
Trollingattacksinclude:
Putdownsandinsults
Namecalling
Spreadinglies
Emotionalrants
Bullying
Harassment
http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/climate_desk/2014/02/internet_troll_personalit
y_study_machiavellianism_narcissism_psychopathy.html

Socialmediaplatforms:

Ask.fm
Twitter
Facebook
Onlinegaming
MMORPG
Worldofwarcraft
CallofDuty

TrollstoriesPunishmentexamples
Thesearepeoplewhomhavebeenjailedorattacked

CharlieZelenoff

Overtheweekend,itwasrevealedbyTMZSportsthatWBCHeavyweightmandatorytitlechallenger
DeontayWilderinformallytangledwithcyberbullyandinternettrollCharlieZelenoffafterbeingharassedfor
almostthreeyears.

TheinfamousCharlieZsenttextsandphonemessages,callingDeontaythe"Nword"andinsanely
threateningtoharmWilder'sdaughter

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eK4Sc5_KTbM

http://www.fightsaga.com/news/item/4481CharlieZelenoffDelusionalinternettrollbelieveshe
canbeatWilder,Pacquiao,andFloydJr

Internet'troll'mayhavetargetedtwomore
deadteenagerswithvileonlineabuse
SeanDuffychargedwithpostingmoreonlineabuseaboutSophieTaylor,whowasaccidentallyshot
deadbyherboyfriend

Readmore:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article2037706/InternettrollSeanDuffytargeted2deadteenagersonlineabuse.html#ixzz3G
muwJuog
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Internet'troll'mayhavetargetedtwomoredeadteenagerswithvileonlineabuse
SeanDuffychargedwithpostingmoreonlineabuseaboutSophieTaylor,whowasaccidentallyshotdead
byherboyfriend.

Theonlinebullywhotargeteddeadteenagersandcruellymockedtheirdeathsmayhavepostedsickabuse
ontheinternetabouttwomoregirls.SeanDuffy,25,whotauntedtheuntimelydeathsofschoolchildren
includinga15yearoldwhothrewherselfunderatrain,hasbeenchargedwithpostingmoreoffensive
Facebookimages.
TheunemployedtrollhasbeenchargedbyGrampianPoliceforpostingvileimagesaboutSophieTaylor,16,
whowasaccidentallyshotdeadbyherboyfriendCalumMurray,18.

Duffy,whohasbeenimprisonedfor18weeksafteradmittingsendingmaliciouscommunications,hasbeen
chargedover'offensiveimages'onaFacebooktributepagesetupforSophieinApril,theDailyMirror
reported.

Articles:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk29678989
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/olgalevancuka/totrollornottotroll_b_5954060.html
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/mar/26/cyberbulliestougherpenaltiesinternettrol
l
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article2798573/crackdowncybermobspoisoningbritainsente
ncewebtrollsquadrupledtwoyearsshockinghighprofileonlineabusecases.html

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/internettrollstoface2yearsinprison
TrollinginKent
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/facebooktrollhuntedoverhatea63916/
Governmentsiteontrolling
http://www.knowthenet.org.uk/aboutus
Kentpolice
http://www.kent.police.uk/advice/personal/internet/cyberbullying.html
Bullyingwebsite
http://www.cybersmile.org/contactus

Footageontrackingtrolls

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kFNYuteAjA

http://news.bbc.co.uk/panorama/hi/front_page/newsid_9693000/9693594.stm