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Troll Hunting
- Narrated by: Jo Van Es
- Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins
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Summary
In 2013, journalist Ginger Gorman was trolled online and terrified, but once the attack subsided, she found herself curious. Who were these trolls? How and why did they coordinate such an attack? And how does someone fight back?
Over the next five years, Gorman spoke to psychologists, trolling victims, law enforcement, academics and, most importantly, trolls themselves, embedding herself into their online communities and their psyches in ways she had never anticipated. She uncovered links between trolling, cyberhate and real-life crimes. She mapped out a cohort of men - mostly angry, young and white - who rightly or wrongly feel marginalised and disenfranchised and use the internet to express this.
Troll Hunting is an utterly engrossing, often frightening but ultimately eye-opening and important window into the mind-set of trolls and how they reflect a real aspect of our modern society. It will also change the way you think about the internet and what it means to be a human online.
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- Bear
- 15-07-22
More informative toward the end
The subject is dark, however, it isn't really explored in depth until the end of the book. The first two thirds really feels as though it's about the authors singular experience. That experience is story-worthy and this remains an informative, enjoyable listen but if I was looking for an education, I felt I hadn't fully had it.
Very good narration, like listening to a friend in your kitchen over a mug of tea.
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- Moya francis
- 15-07-20
Ginger Gorman, this is a wonderful book
I listened to this over the course of a few days and was entranced. Crazy. Excellent book and really made me think. Thank you
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