Ginger Gorman > Quotes

“. . . it's dangerous to fool yourself into believing the online world is 'virtual' and the person behind the keyboard can't inflict real-life harm.”
― Ginger Gorman, Troll Hunting: Inside the World of Online Hate and its Human Fallout

“Yet despite claiming to not know where the boundary is when it comes to hate speech, Zuckerberg has repeatedly claimed it ‘has no place on Facebook’.24”
― Ginger Gorman, Troll Hunting: Inside the world of online hate and its human fallout

“. . . it's still baffling as to why social media companies are able to shirk responsibility for the extreme harm perpetrated via their sites. Imagine if such harms were routinely inflicted on members of the public visiting other types of privately owned spaces - like shopping malls or amusement parks.”
― Ginger Gorman, Troll Hunting: Inside the World of Online Hate and its Human Fallout

“Women were more likely than men to report receiving threats of sexual assault or rape, violence or death, being followed or stalked, and publication of their personal details without permission in order to intimidate them.”
― Ginger Gorman, Troll Hunting: Inside the World of Online Hate and its Human Fallout

“On the one hand, Meepsheep tells me worss on the Internet never hurr anyone. On the other hand, hecsays, 'At around age sixteen, I did do a lot of stuff that I now regret that I know had real-life impacts in people.”
― Ginger Gorman, Troll Hunting: Inside the World of Online Hate and its Human Fallout

“When you're a socially ostracized white male you're not really recognised as marginalised,' he replies. 'It's easy to lash out at people who get all the glory and hype for being marginalised.”
― Ginger Gorman, Troll Hunting: Inside the World of Online Hate and its Human Fallout

“Late one night not long after the trolling began, I read a tweet that said: 'Your life is over.'
My husband Don and I quickly realised that location services were turned on for my Twitter feed and you could just about pinpoint our house on GoogleMaps. That night we both lay awake in bed wondering if our children were in danger.”
― Ginger Gorman

“I understand charm to be a completely independent characteristic from goodness,' Murphy replies.”
― Ginger Gorman, Troll Hunting: Inside the World of Online Hate and its Human Fallout

“Let’s remember that this platform is one Zuckerberg co-created.20”
― Ginger Gorman, Troll Hunting: Inside the world of online hate and its human fallout

“Like all conversations about trolling with someone who identifies as a troll, they inevitably circle back to what he describes as 'my free speech bullshit'.”
― Ginger Gorman, Troll Hunting: Inside the World of Online Hate and its Human Fallout