When I was interviewing journalists in 2017 about strategies for covering antagonists, white supremacists, and other media manipulators, the issue of what to do about trolling loomed large. Many of ...

What do we make of trolling from a psychological point of view? Is it a new, unrestrained form of sadism unleashed by the internet? Is it a form of obsessive-compulsive disorder, externalized via ...

Louisa Melcher and Andrew Fox represent a new kind of comedy star: They wield obnoxiousness and alienation for humor — as long as you’re in on the joke. Credit...Illustration by The New York Times; ...

They don't only live in the mountains and caves of Scandinavian folklore, or in modern-day animated cartoons. Trolls now make mischief on online forums and social media platforms by provoking and ...