Tag: Troll

17 FEB

Special Counsel indicts 13 people, Russian troll farm on conspiracy charges

Enlarge On Friday, Special Counsel Robert Mueller released a 37-page indictment against the Internet Research Agency, a well-known Russian bot and troll factory, and named 13 Russians on charges of “conspiracy to defraud the United States,” wire fraud, and bank fraud, among others. As he wrote: Defendant ORGANIZATION had a strategic goal to sow discord […]

20 JAN

What it’s really like to be sued by a patent troll — and how to stop it

GUEST: Patent trolls, more formally known as Patent Assertion Entities (PAEs), are entities that acquire patents for the sole purpose of suing companies in order to monetize them. They also happen to make a habit of piling on a tremendous amount of added work, expense, and stress onto legitimate operating companies. Preparing for possible litigation […]

15 DEC

Star Wars 8: Did The Last Jedi TROLL fans? 17 things fans HATE most – Do you agree?

DISNEY Star Wars 8 fan problems Does Episode 8 make you want to scream like Hux? His character is just one of the many problems some fans have with the latest Star Was blockbuster. Angry fans have flooded social media with comments like: “Seen the film today, sad to say a disappointment is an understatement” […]

06 DEC

Warner, Smith troll English loud mouth

PIERS MORGAN has been brutally trolled by Australia stars David Warner and Steve Smith after the hosts wrapped up victory in the Second Ashes Test. The journalist — and massive cricket fan — has been very outspoken during this winter’s series … and copped a return serve from Australia’s captain and vice-captain. Morgan shared a […]

15 NOV

Scot to be kidding: ‘Russian troll’ turns out to be Glasgow security guard

Published time: 15 Nov, 2017 17:04 A Twitter handle alleged to be a prime example of a ‘Russian troll’ account was actually run from Glasgow by a Scottish security guard. Asked about his tweets, the Scotsman said he is “just anti-crony capitalism.” On Monday, crowdfunded journalism outlet Byline published an article detailing a “complicated” analysis […]

03 NOV

Troll Call

The public got its first official glimpse this week of around 30 of the some 3,000 ads that Russian troll farm Internet Research Agency bought on Instagram and Facebook during the 2016 election season. The ads invited people to like fake groups built around divisive social issues such as gun control and immigration. The agency […]

26 OCT

Star Wars Bits: Rian Johnson and Mark Hamill Troll Fans, Porgs Sing John Williams, and More Silly Snoke Theories

In this edition of Star Wars Bits: Rian Johnson visits Star Wars Land and trolls Star Wars fans Luke turns to the Dark Side…or does he? A quick history of Mark Hamill messing with his fans. An outlandish Star Wars Rebels fan theory The Porgs sing the Star Wars theme music. And much more! Today Ram […]

19 OCT

Members of Trump’s family and campaign staff retweeted a Russian ‘troll farm’

REUTERS/Joshua Roberts A Twitter account that claimed to represent Tennessee Republicans was run by the Russian-backed Internet Research Agency. Members of President Donald Trump’s family and campaign staff promoted tweets from this account. The account attracted more than 100,000 followers and was suspended in August. Members of Trump’s family and campaign staff, including Donald Trump […]