Sinister side of social media


While cyberbullying is usually more personal – cyberbullies know their victims and the online abuse is targetted and repeated, trolling is often random. Trolls post nasty and provocative comments, often on a post by someone unknown to them, to incite a response from anyone. Photo: Unsplash

When 22-year-old Geetha S. from Seremban, Negri Sembilan, posted an amateur dance video of herself on TikTok, she never realised that it would “force” her to take a break from social media.

“I received so many nasty comments that were not even relevant to the dance,” she says.

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