Marianna Spring

Among the Trolls
In conversation with Jo Durrant

Starts at: Monday 21 October 7:45 PM
Finishes at: Monday 21 October 8:45 PM

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When Marianna Spring first ventured into ‘conspiracyland’ she could hardly believe her eyes. Where did the vitriol come from? What drives otherwise reasonable people to believe that almost everything - and that includes the worst attacks and wars as well as global health crises and climate change - is a hoax designed to kill or control millions of us?

In 2020, Marianna became the BBC's first disinformation and social media correspondent, since when she has been plagued with threats and abuse which infect her everyday life. Sometimes the authors of the messages try to find her in person; others say they want to kill her.

In this eye-opening book you will discover first-hand stories of the trolls and the trolled; you will realise that this information battle threatens not just the way society works, but also some of the qualities we value most: respect, fairness, tolerance, integrity and kindness.

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