troll

But instead, the young journalist was subjected to online trolling and so many threats that she vacated her apartment, eventually retreating to London.

In the following days, social media users started trolling the ship’s female captain, claiming that her gender was to blame.

Two-thirds of people in Northern Ireland reported seeing harms like offensive language, scams, unwelcome friend requests, hateful content, trolling or misogynistic content.

“He trolled them. He went after them. He wasn’t going to win a congeniality contest.”

It is tempting, therefore, to argue that the best response is to not feed the troll by giving her the attention she craves.