Today we’re trolling the trolls. Yeah, you heard right. We found some trolls (aka those haters that leave offensive comments whilst hiding behind their screens) in the Instagram comment sections of public figures and asked them two questions: why they felt the need to comment these things and what they were hoping it would accomplish. A perfect follow-up to last week’s discussion on mental health and social media, today we discuss why trolls exist, why they leave these mean comments, and how we can proactively deal with them to create a healthier online space.   

Thanks for joining us for second week of our series on the WORLD WIDE WEB! We’re peeling back the layers of the internet and technology to find out what really is happening online, how it affects us and what we can do about it.