Malwebolence: The World of Internet Trolls Explored
Anonymity has the power to bring out the worst, most hateful aspects of human behavior. When it comes to the Internet, it encourages juvenile behavior from execrable people who don’t fear repercussions. Websites like 4chan are inbreeding grounds for children of conscious cruelty — the kind of “people” who called a suicide victim’s parents for a year and a half pretending to be their dead son. One reporter from The New York Times recently spent some time in the dark corners of the tubes where anonymous trolls lurk.