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“‘Sealioning’ Is a Common Trolling Tactic on Social Media—What Is It” by Marshall Shepherd. Forbes. March 7, 2019. https://www.forbes.com/sites/marshallshepherd/2019/03/07/sealioning-is-a-common-trolling-tactic-on-social-media-what-is-it/
“Pepe der Frosch: Lieber tot als Trump-Fan” (“Pepe the Frog: Better Dead than a Trump Fan”) by Angela Gruber. Spiegel Online May 21, 2017. http://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/web/pepe-der-frosch-warum-matt-furie-seine-schoepfung-den-comic-tod-sterben-liess-a-1148525.html
“MIT Student Sues CIA for Information About Its Social Media Jokes” by Steve Annear. Boston Globe. May 17, 2017. https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2017/05/17/mit-student-sues-cia-for-information-about-its-social-media-jokes-use-twitter/lt1RK85nyIBrSQbgILVNAP/story.html
“Why is the CIA Telling Jokes on Twitter? MIT Researcher Sues Intelligence Agency for Social Media Records” by Dan Glaun. MassLive. May 15, 2017. http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2017/05/why_is_the_cia_telling_jokes_o.html
“You Are Almost Definitely Sharing Memes Made by Nazis” by Jason Koebler. Motherboard. April 6, 2017. https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/aepbzb/is-it-ethical-to-source-dank-memes-from-nazi-mines
“BuzzFeed Writer’s Harassment Just the Latest Example of Why Twitter Is Broken for Women” by Shane Dingman. The Globe and Mail. February 22, 2016. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/harassment-of-buzzfeeds-koul-shows-how-twitter-is-broken-for-women/article28845004/
“Twitter Is Bringing in Reinforcements To Help Fix Its Harassment Problem” by Valentina Zarya. Fortune. February 9, 2016. http://fortune.com/2016/02/09/twitter-online-harassment/
“4 Ways Twitter Can Curb Its Harassment Problem” by Damon Beres. Huffington Post. May 14, 2015. https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/14/twitter-harassment_n_7283068.html
“The Conclusive, Expert Guide To Saving Twitter from Its Trolls” by Caitlin Dewey. The Washington Post. May 14, 2015. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2015/05/14/the-conclusive-expert-guide-to-saving-twitter-from-its-trolls/
“A Snapshot of How Twitter Deals with Online Harassment” by Sarah Kessler. Fast Company. May 13, 2015. https://www.fastcompany.com/3046262/a-snapshot-of-how-twitter-deals-with-online-harassment