Trolls
Did Internet Trolls Finally Ruin the Burning Man Facebook Page for Good?
The annual Nevada festival has not created a Facebook event page in two years after mercilessly being bombarded with shitposting.
Cadbury’s Crowd-Sourced Chocolate Bar Contest Is a Prime Target for Trolls
Cross your fingers that we don't end up with a banana-tarragon-mustard candy bar.
Facebook launches fact-checking team in Canada to fight fake news
The social media giant has already launched fact-checking initiatives in 14 countries, including the U.S.
Red Hen Owner Says She'd Kick Sarah Huckabee Sanders Out Again
"We just felt there are moments in time when people need to live their convictions. This appeared to be one."
Of Course Vancouver Would Have a Dude Selling $40 Hot Dog Water
It was an impressively elaborate troll.
Recently Closed Restaurant Posts Savage Responses to Its Bad Online Reviews
"Thanks for being one of our shittiest customers glad we’ll never deal with assholes like you again we’re doing just fine.”
Millie Bobby Brown Left Twitter After Assholes Made Her into a Homophobic Meme
She's 14 years old, people.
Vineyard Owner Sues Google Over Negative Reviews Calling the Winery a 'Toilet'
The reviews also describe the wine as tasting like "geriatric vagina."
Harassment on the campaign trail
Women candidates across party lines say they are being groped, trolled, and threatened in the Ontario election
Meet the Guys Responsible for That Horrifying Watermelon Pizza Video
"We wanted to pull a bait and switch," says Andy Simionas, co-founder of recipe video parody page YumFeed.
Can Wikipedia Solve YouTube's Conspiracy Theory Problem?
The Wikimedia Foundation wasn’t given warning before Susan Wojcicki announced at SXSW that YouTube is planning to use its content to debunk fake news.
Reddit Says It Removed Hundreds of Suspected Russia-Linked Accounts
The website's CEO, Steve Huffman, admitted that Reddit was subject to 2016 election propaganda.