Authoritarians used to be scared of social media, now they rule it
by Cory Doctorow from on (#3VAHB)
A new report from the Institute For the Future on "state-sponsored trolling" documents the rise and rise of government-backed troll armies who terrorize journalists and opposition figures with seemingly endless waves of individuals who bombard their targets with vile vitriol, from racial slurs to rape threats. (more")