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By Gina Ragusa

Halloween costume ideas 2017: 50 quick, easy last-minute DIYs under $50 — for guys, girls & everyone

Last-minute Halloween costume ideas for your 2017 celebration in short supply? Luckily, you can save money with a few clever, easy concepts you can DIY with home supplies.

Inside Ilbe: How South Korea’s angry young men formed a powerful new alt-right movement

By Kelly Kasulis
This increasingly influential group is known for a “deep-seated misogyny” and a hatred of immigrants, LGBT rights and the left. Sound familiar?

King's Gaming Ladies event canceled following targeted online harassment campaign

By Tim Mulkerin
Men apparently planned to pose as transgender women in order to disrupt the event from the inside.

'Overwatch' Dafran Banned: Highest-ranked player in North America was banned for trolling on Twitch

By Ryan Khosravi
The highest ranking player in 'Overwatch' was banned

Zendaya recruits body shamed Twitter user to model her inclusive Daya by Zendaya clothing line

By Evan Ross Katz
The unexpected upside to getting trolled.
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By Jack Smith IV

The Kremlin paid Russian trolls to wage information warfare on behalf of Donald Trump

The trolliest government in the world hired trolls to help the trolliest American there is.

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#MediasNextTrumpLie: Inside 4chan's pro-Trump spam campaign to derail the media

By Melanie Ehrenkranz
If you see #MediasNextTrumpLie trending on Twitter Friday, remember that "trending" is not synonymous with "fact-based."
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Leslie Jones' nude photos were stolen — so naturally people blamed Leslie Jones

By Zak Cheney-Rice
It seemed like it couldn't get worse. Then it got worse.

Milo "@Nero" Yiannopoulos, King of Trolls, Called for Mass Censorship in a 2012 Essay

By Tom McKay
"We ban drunks from driving because they're a danger to others. Isn't it time we did the same to trolls?"
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Amy Schumer Offers a Big, Patriotic F*ck You to Body Shamers With This July 4 Instagram

By Claire Lampen
Amy Schumer is an "American Treasure," and she knows it.
By Jack Smith IV

The Chinese Government Posts 448 Million Fake Social Media Comments Online Every Year

Terrifying.

Facebook Suspended a Slew of Bernie Sanders Groups — But Not for the Reason They Think

By Jack Smith IV
Grab your tinfoil hats.

This Female Engineer Faced So Many Death Threats Her Company Hired a Private Investigator

By Ruth Reader
Can trolls be stopped?
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This Food-Covered Photo Is a Beautiful "Fuck You" to Anyone Who's Been Called Fat

By Hayley Wilbur
Preach!
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Gigi Hadid Claps Back at Troll Who Says She "Has a New BF Every 2 Weeks"

By Claire Lampen
Gigi Hadid shuts down judgment of her dating history in one tweet.
By Claire Lampen

These Drake Quotes Prove He Knows Exactly What the Internet Wants

Drake quotes spoken in fluent internet.

After ISIS Leader Called Muslims Everywhere to Terrorism, They Responded With Humor

By Jon Levine
The tweet is mightier than the sword.

This Man Posed as Target Customer Service for 16 Hours to Send a Message to Homophobes

By Jon Levine
Mike Melgaard had a target on his back.

8 Women's Perfect Responses to Being Body-Shamed Online

By Nicolas DiDomizio
Yassssssss, girl.
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After Rachel Dolezal, Conservative Trolls Are Having a Field Day With 'Transracial'

By Max Plenke
"Transracial" and "transethnic" don't mean what you think they mean.
By Tom McKay

One Actor Responded to a Homophobic Internet Bully With an Unforgettable Takedown

It's usually best not to feed the trolls, except when you have an amazing comedown.

Someone In Your Group of Friends Is Probably an Internet Troll, Based on New Poll

By Eileen Shim
This is a real, but overlooked, problem.
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This Swedish TV Show Has Found a Creative Way to Confront Internet Trolls

By Milana Knezevic
That's one way to give them a dose of their own medicine.

Trolls Are the Price We Pay For a Free Internet

By James Desborough
There's a great deal of drama surrounding internet anonymity, due to an outbreak of trolling on Twitter. But internet anonymity has its upsides, and trolling is a necessary price to pay.

If Every Male Troll Took a Walk in Women’s Shoes, Would He Finally Feel Our Outrage?

By Elizabeth Plank
It's time to admit that the internet is a very different place for women, and it needs to change.
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By Maxime Fischer-Zernin

Anonymous Hacked: How's That For Irony

Friday morning the hacktivist collective Anonymous had both its Tumblr blog and Twitter account @YourAnonNews hacked by the Rustle League for the second time in as many years.

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Watch An Internet Troll and a Troll Slayer Go Head-to-Head Over the Existence Of Climate Change

By Aubrey Bloomfield
Watch as Climate Desk decides to meet their "most pernicious, climate-denying troll" and have him debate with a scientist.

Amy's Baking Company: Social Media Sees One Of It's Greatest Meltdowns Of the Year

By Sam Brounstein
Amy's Baking Company's Facebook meltdown is a valuable lesson on taking criticism in the social media age.