Looking for a documentary on internet trolling

March 21, 2025 3:33 PM

I saw a documentary in 2020 on internet trolling, early 4chan culture, and the like, and I could’ve sworn it was called “Lulz: A Corruption of Lol” - but when I look that up, I get nothing.

When I search for documentaries about 4chan and trolls, others come up but not the one I remember. Does anyone have any leads?

posted by wheatlets to Media & Arts (2 answers total)

Here are a couple of recent documentaries I watched on the topic:

Cyberbullies

The Anti-Social Network

I found both of them really informative.
posted by effluvia at 3:41 PM on March 21

There's a 2013 BBC documentary that includes the phrase “lulz, which is a corruption of lol”* at just before the thirteen minute mark

* the phrase itself seems to have been a minor meme derived from Encyclopedia Dramatica in the early 2010s
posted by Why Is The World In Love Again? at 4:01 PM on March 21