Podcast Corner: Journalist shines a light on trolling in Ireland
Former Irish Examiner journalist Aoife Moore's own experience of trolling prompted her to investigate the subject in her podcast. Picture: Moya Nolan
New from journalist Aoife Moore is this series about life online, taking you “inside the darkest corners of the internet to work out why people troll, who they troll, and the effect it has on the victims”. Moore, a former political reporter with the Irish Examiner, says she has had death threats, rape threats, and all kinds of the worst comments imaginable - and it’s not a unique experience. So many people - so many women (“it started to get very looks-based, weight-based, and women-having-an-opinion-based,” says one contributor) - have been subjected to vile abuse online and Moore seeks to delve deeper into the topic. She says people might not talk about it because they might be seen as weak or complaining - Moore is anything but! The series is available on Outcaster.io on a subscription basis, with new episodes weekly.
