THE RISE OF TROLLING
These days, we are spending more time than ever online, with an estimated four billion people worldwide (57% of us) using apps like Instagram and Facebook. But there is a sinister side to social media – involving abuse, bullying and even death threats.
In November, The X Factor winner Alexandra Burke opened up about receiving death threats from a 15-year-old girl. The troll apologised, but Alexandra said the girl ‘knew what she was doing’. She was right.
A recent survey found almost two thirds of British 16 t0 24-year-olds have engaged in trolling (leaving
