New Campaign Features Internet Trolls On Roadside Billboards (bbc.com)

Posted by Soulskill on Monday November 30, 2015 @04:10AM from the because-trolls-will-hate-all-that-attention dept.

An anonymous reader writes: A campaign taking shape in Brazil seeks to fight online harassment in an unusual way: by posting the abusive comments on real billboards. "The group collects comments from Facebook or Twitter and uses geolocation tools to find out where the people who have posted them live. They then buy billboard space nearby and post the comments in huge letters, although names and photos are pixelated." Brazil has laws prohibiting racial abuse, but this group doesn't think the government is doing enough to stop it. The campaign's founder said, "Those people [who post abuse online] think they can sit in the comfort of their homes and do whatever they want on the internet. We don't let that happen. They can't hide from us, we will find them."

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Do they put the first post people up there? by selectspec · 2015-11-30 04:15 · Score: 3, Funny

Imagine driving along the highway and seeing a billboard with nothing on it, except...
Anonymous Coward: fp
Anonymous Coward: fp
Anonymous Coward: fp ...

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Road Signs by PPH · 2015-11-30 04:36 · Score: 4, Funny

Post insulting tweets
in attempt to inflame
your message on signs
will be your fame
Burma Shave

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Re:Not the effect they intended by PPH · 2015-11-30 04:42 · Score: 2, Funny

This could be free campaign advertising for Donald Trump.

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