Re:Trouble at the Koolaid Point
by DanBC on Wednesday October 08, 2014 @02:34PM
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This is the tricky bit.
I suggest
i: a small short website that can serve as a point of accurate information
ii: support for the person under attack. Whether privately by email (or similar) or a short single "please don't let the attacks get to you".
iii: disengaging from the trolls, and building a culture where responding to trolling is avoided.
The UK had some high profile arrests, trials, and imprisonments recently. I'm not sure if it made much difference in the frequency or severity of trolling.
I suggest
i: a small short website that can serve as a point of accurate information
ii: support for the person under attack. Whether privately by email (or similar) or a short single "please don't let the attacks get to you".
iii: disengaging from the trolls, and building a culture where responding to trolling is avoided.
The UK had some high profile arrests, trials, and imprisonments recently. I'm not sure if it made much difference in the frequency or severity of trolling.
This report from 2013 says that 2,000 reports are made to police in London each year. I don't know how many of those are the severe end. http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-24160004
This report says that 1,700 reports of online abuse reached courts http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23502291