Extreme Mean: Trolls, Bullies and Predators Online
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| Rating | : | 4.43 (849 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 077108403X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-07-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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A frequent speaker and educator, she is a broadcast and digital media professor, and the Chair of Digital Issues for Canadian Journalists for Free Expression, and holds an LL.B from Osgoode Hall Law School.. PAULA TODD is an investigative journalist, lawyer and the bestselling author of EXTREME MEAN: Trolls, Bullies and Predators Online, which reveals the real reasons adults, youth and
Investigative research with profound social, legal, and philosophical implications. Overwhelmingly persuasive. "An essential eye-opening investigation of internet use, misuse, and abuse. A book every parent--or anyone online--must read."--Hilary Weston Prize jury citation
And the splendid connectivity of social media, such as Facebook and Twitter, also makes us vulnerable to "interpersonal terrorism," while apps that promise privacy and rapid deletion are ridden with loopholes. With vivid reportage, Paula Todd goes deep into the world of "extreme mean," uncovering the people who use the Internet to undermine lives rather than improve them. This isn't the playground teasing and name-calling of generations before the Internet. It's a call-to-arms for change, and a search for ways to turn a moral panic into a moral possibility.. Provocative, astute and compelling, Extreme Mean is a shocking yet inspiring illustration of behaviour that affects all of us. Cyberstalkers who target adults destroy reputations and careers. This new abuse's unique characteristics - anonymity, perman
I did feel like there were parts that repeated and it felt a Amanda G As someone who has suffered for two years from cyberabuse, this book really hit home for me. I did feel like there were parts that repeated and it felt a little redundant at times but it really puts the whole picture into perspective on the mind of a person who could commit such hurtful and despicable acts. A lot of the book focuses on teen . A MUST READ FOR ANYONE WHO USES THE INTERNET!!! Paula Todd has again used her astounding talent as an investigative journalist to deeply research and write a fascinating, account of what most of us scarcely suspect goes on behind the veil of the internet. Using some absolutely terrifying, true accounts of cyber bullying and cyber abuse, she vividly portrays the very dark side of what can . D. L. Reynolds said Excellent intro to the subject. Excellent intro to the subject. I was generally aware of the problem, mostly through heartbreaking suicides that received media attention. I was surprised, however, at how depraved some of the people are. I never dreamed that people tormented parents whose children committed suicide. And I was stunned by the utter emptiness of some of these