‘Digilantism,’ ‘hackbacks’ and mutual aid are used by online activists to fight trolls
AuthorSandra Jeppesen
var TRINITY_TTS_WP_CONFIG = {"cleanText":"\u2018Digilantism,\u2019 \u2018hackbacks\u2019 and mutual aid are used by online activists to fight trolls. This story was originally published by The Conversation. On Aug. 5, 2022, digital trans activist Clara Sorrenti found herself arrested at gunpoint at her home in London, Ont. Anti-trans trolls had falsely reported she had killed her mother and was planning a shooting at city hall. Sorrenti had been swatted. Swatting involves calling 911 to falsely report a high-risk emergency at their victim\u2019s home, triggering deployment of a SWAT team. In some swatting cases, victims have died at the hands of police . Sorrenti\u2019s experience is consistent with my findings in long-term research with intersectional global media activists . She
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