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By Alyx Dellamonica

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You Are Not Anonymous: On Internet Privacy and the War On Trolls

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October 24, 2012

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Monster of the Week: Trolls

By Robert Lamb, StufftoBlowYourMind.com

October 22, 2012

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When Sword and Shield Are Not Enough: Geek Girls and Trolling

By Shoshana Kessock

July 27, 2012

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I Speak for the Trolls

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Troll Nation Protests Against Derogatory Internet Slang

By Vivian Pickles

April 1, 2009

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N.K. Jemisin, The Fifth Season

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