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  1. Activists Track Down Racist Trolls Who Thought They Were Anonymous and Brilliantly Embarrass Them
    A Brazilian group is turning racist social media messages into signs everyone can see.

    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 2015
    Recently, the Cleveland Plain Dealer announced it had turned off comments on stories about Tamir Rice because "just about every piece we published about Tamir immediately became a cesspool of hateful, inflammatory or hostile comments."
  2. How to Spot - and Defeat - Disruption on the Internet
    The 15 Rules of Web Disruption

    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 2012
    Over a number of years, we've found that the most effective way to fight disruption and disinformation is to link to a post such as this one which rounds up disruption techniques, and then to cite the disinfo technique you think is being used.
  3. Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - September 19 2014
    Spying, terrorism, and protest

    Resource Type: Serial Publication (Periodical)
    Published: 2014
    Coverage of spying, terrorism, and protest. Articles on how the ISIS (Islamic State group) comes to be using American weapons; the U.S. government's secret plans to spy for American corporations; the insidious power of propaganda; how to spot and defeat disruption on the Internet, and steps to sustainable livestock production. Topic of the week is War Crimes; book for the week is Berkeley: The New Student Revolt, and website of the week is LabourStart.
  4. Why is everyone on the Internet so angry
    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 2012
    A perfect storm engenders online rudeness, including virtual anonymity and thus a lack of accountability, physical distance and the medium of writing.


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