Does free speech give us the right to anonymously troll strangers?
The article talks about the recent case in which an internet troll Brenda Leyland was exposed as a troll of the McCann family and was recently found dead after suicide. The article questions whether social media gives people too much freedom to express the views due to the provenance of "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 despite being a majority harmless and in jest, some of it can be extremely threatening and scary for individuals who receive threatening messages and hate speech that can seriously affect the victim.
In my opinion this is one of the issues with new and digital media and social networks in that it can not be strictly regulated and people can say whatever they want, even if it is offensive and this can sometimes have serious effects on the victims.
In my opinion this is one of the issues with new and digital media and social networks in that it can not be strictly regulated and people can say whatever they want, even if it is offensive and this can sometimes have serious effects on the victims.
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