I see there is more 'look how evil the internet is' stories in the news currently.

[Pat Vegas]

Strange number of these lately :rubchin:

[Ashberto]

http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/the_hysteria_ov er_trolls_is_a_classic_moral_panic/13890#.UgEeaKyZmAo (http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/the_hysteria_over_trolls_is_a_classic_moral_panic/13890#.UgEeaKyZmAo)

[Monty91]

I've not read the article, but that's my first reaction...

[Pat Vegas]

I don't know the ins and outs of this current story of the girl who topped herself due to cyber bullying but it seems strange to me why someone would keep visiting the site if you are getting hassled.

it's not like being at school and being bullied as you are forced to go to school.

[Pat Vegas]

[Classic Jorge]

[Berni]

isn't very nice. And - for that matter - that there may be some unfortunate (and not unrelated) side effects to the easy availability of hard core pornography.

Don't think it's really a panic as a growing realisation that the internet is both doing some messed-up things to people's heads and allowing messed up people to behave badly under a cloak of anonymity.

[Monty91]

people - at risk. I just haven't seen the "hysteria" that is talked of in this article, nor have I seen the media try to ramp this up into a moral panic even remotely comparable with black muggers, football hooligans, etc.

[Pat Vegas]

a few sentences called it the Hidden Internet.

Make your mind up.

[Monty91]

, it is tempting to roll our eyes and think of those who are shocked when they receive abuse from strangers as naive. But in fact it is quite understandable.

[Berni]

[DG (socialist surrender monkey)]

she was harrased on every site, twitter FB and in real life as well

poor girl couldn't take it any more

and now i bet the one doing the bullying are now saying nothing to do with me

[Berni]

stop being such arses, generally.

[Monty91]

speaking to strangers on here in a way that, for someone unaccustomed to the rough and tumble of message boards, would find quite shocking.

And that's despite us both having "grown up".

[Classic Jorge]

I mean, Nic's been awful quiet recently

[halfsharkalligatorhalfman]

[Classic Jorge]

[Ashberto]

abusing Nic.

[Monty91]

[Trixie Popsicle]

What have you been smoking?!!!!

[Ashberto]

[Trixie Popsicle]

Keyboard warriors no more, no less.

[Trixie Popsicle]

[Ashberto]

[Ashberto]

[Trixie Popsicle]

However, it does highlight how the abuse goes on here. It just seems that some 'get away with it' on here, and no one bats an eyelid (because they are an allegedly popular member of the board).

Sickening stuff.

[The Rob2]

[Classic Jorge]

[Mc Gooner]

[Herbette Chapman - aged 15]