Trolls to Cyber Mob: Reasons of Trolling on Women

When the entire world is shrinking into the internet, real-life misogyny is also spilling into the virtual world. From verbal abuse to obscene videos and morphed photos, there are many ways in which men harass women in cyberspace. This research intends to throw light on the reasons of gender-based trolls on women. It draws a link between gender trolling, cyber violence, cyber victimization, and psychological well-being of the respondents. The study uses qualitative methods. The responses were collected from three focus group discussion to find the impact of gender trolling on women in Kerala. The samples will be identified using purposive and convenient sampling methods. The names of the respondents will not be revealed to guarantee anonymity. There were 101 participants in total, with women accounting for more than half of them.