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Troll Hunting

By: Ginger Gorman
Narrated by: Jo Van Es
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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.

©2019 Ginger Gorman (P)2019 W. F. Howes Ltd Social Sciences Violence in Society Fantasy
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Gorman’s insight and empathy makes this a triumph. After suffering herself at the hands of trolls, it says much about her as an investigative journalist & as a person that she delves below the common understanding of what trolling is, and searches for its true causes.
The internet doesn’t create trolls. People do.
This is a sobering and yet heartening look at a worrying issue.

A thoughtful insight into a very human issue

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Well written and engaging. Had me thinking differently about trolls and trolling. if you liked 'so you have been publically shamed' you will also love this.

engaging and informative

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This book is a very valuable resource for people who spend more than an hour or two on line each day. I bought it because I wanted to know about trolls. Since so many of them are really horrible people, and I know Ginger's life was deeply affected by them; and researching for it, then writing it, left her totally washed out; I hesitated and hesitated before I got stuck in. But surprisingly, the book is not as traumatic to read as I thought it might be. In fact it was a page turner, and quite entertaining in places. And a very good narrator rounded it off nicely. Yep. Buy this book. You'll be glad you did. You'll be quoting it to your friends for years to come.

Incredible book

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Such an important topic and very well researched and presented.
I was full of different emotions listening to this. It's real. It's honest.
the insight into various online cultures and how they can potentially change and impact the lives of so many people who are oblivious.
I couldn't get enough of it, raised so many questions.
Narration is very good as well, and easy to listen to.

A must read book for all

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Loved it! Super captivating. Gives you food for thought and is framed from a point of understanding.

Interesting & Captivating

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