Examining the Concepts, Issues, and Implications of Internet Trolling

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Contributors from a range of fields that includes civil engineering and philosophy, but is rather denser around computer science and education, explore Internet trolling, defined as any form of abuse carried out online for the pleasure of the people causing the abuse or the audience to which they are trying to appeal. They cover social, legal and ethical issues; psychological and wellbeing issues; trust and participation issues in Web 2.0 systems at risk of Internet trolling; and possible solutions for dealing with Internet trolling. Among specific topics are codes of ethics in discussion forums, politeness as a social computing requirement, a survey of trust use and modeling in real online systems, a proposed framework for sustainable communities for knowledge management systems, and a multi-agents system applied on a cyberbullying model for a social network.

Bishop’s edited collection provides current research on Internet trolling and not only addresses the technical approaches to Internet trolling but also looks at more social and behavioural involvement. This book is useful for researchers, students and practitioners interested in building a safer cyber environment for all. It includes a list of references at the end of each chapter as well as a compiled list of references. A useful index concludes the volume.