Trolls seek attention in the same way shock jocks and tabloids seek ratings and circulation; through controversy, provocation and emotional manipulation. It’s doubly ironic that the media outlets now leading the anti-trolling campaign are the same ones that have done so much to degrade the quality of public debate on their own platforms. This country already has laws to deal with harassment, defamation, and hate speech.

More regulation not the antidote for trolling | Greens MPs

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