Does free speech give us the right to anonymously
troll strangers?
This article talks about the recent case in which the
internet troll Brenda Leyland was exposed as the troll of the McCann family and
was recently found dead after suicide. The article questions whether social
media gives people too much freedom allowing there to be "trolling"
online. The article talks about how trolling has now become an almost accepted
part of social media in that if you are a social media you will be exposed to
trolling. However some can actually be threatening leading to other issues.
Key Points:
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Trolling can also be obsessive and
highly personalised – a form of stalking.
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Trolling seems to now be viewed as
an acceptable
As there have been developments with new and
digital media and social networks there has been less censorship as not everything
on the internet can be regulated as there is an increased level of User
Generated Content. For this reason people are free to do what they please to a
certain extent, even if it is offensive and can affect another individual.
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