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RichardCoulter · 06-11-2022, 16:45

One particularly distasteful type of troll is the 'Disaster Troll'. These people home in on people who have been or are going through a terrible time in their lives.

Victims range from people fundraising for cancer charities who have cancer themselves being called liars & fraudsters (she has since died of her condition) to people injured in the Manchester terrorist attack being called liars and being told that they are professional actors. One troll even traced someones home address to spy on them to check if they were disabled after the attack as they had claimed. I believe the woman who was spied on is to now take legal action.

Panorama gave an insight into what's going on earlier:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001ds10

Radio 4 currently has a series devoted to the subject at 9:45 (repeated at 00:30).

All episodes broadcast thus far are available here:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00...0and%20threats.

06-11-2022, 16:45	#1934
RichardCoulter cf.mega poster Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 10,061	Re: Police to get tough on internet trolls. One particularly distasteful type of troll is the 'Disaster Troll'. These people home in on people who have been or are going through a terrible time in their lives. Victims range from people fundraising for cancer charities who have cancer themselves being called liars & fraudsters (she has since died of her condition) to people injured in the Manchester terrorist attack being called liars and being told that they are professional actors. One troll even traced someones home address to spy on them to check if they were disabled after the attack as they had claimed. I believe the woman who was spied on is to now take legal action. Panorama gave an insight into what's going on earlier: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001ds10 Radio 4 currently has a series devoted to the subject at 9:45 (repeated at 00:30). All episodes broadcast thus far are available here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00...0and%20threats. Last edited by RichardCoulter; 06-11-2022 at 16:50. Reason: Corrections made Fac SLU.