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How trolls work, from one who’s seen it up close

Posted on October 8, 2014 by David Dobbs · 1 Comment

This comes to us, sadly, as part of what seems a goodbye from writer and coder Kathy Sierra, who was driven off the internet once before and returned a year ago. I think this’ll ring true for anyone who’s had even a taste of getting trolled, or watched with attention as it happens. The trolls aren’t stupid. The […]

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I write features, reviews, and essays for The New York Times, National Geographic, Aeon, Mosaic, Slate, and other publications. I am also the author of three books, as well as the Atavist hit My Mother’s Lover, which tells the long-hidden story of my mother's secret WWII affair with a flight surgeon. MML became a # 1 best-selling Kindle Single and was chosen in 2014 by readers as their favorite Atavist publication. You can keep track of me at Twitter, Tumblr, Instagram, and Facebook. For occasional reading recommendations in my occasional newsletter, Read Two of These and Call Me in the Morning., sign up either here or in the form below.

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