--- description: Why We're Losing the Internet to the Culture of Hate title: TIME Magazine Cover: Internet Trolls image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9372984112d2a28c/6988a2b52dce0113649ea551/troll-cover.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Tech](/tag/time-section-tech/) ## Tech Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # In the Latest Issue (18 Aug 2016) by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 18, 2016 10:00 AM CUT  Illustration by Steve Brodner for TIME by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 18, 2016 10:00 AM CUT [How Trolls Are Ruining the Internet](http://time.com/4457110/internet-trolls/?iid=toc%5F081816 "undefined") They’re turning the web into a cesspool of aggression and violence. What watching them is doing to the rest of us may be even worse [The Hate That Rules Online](http://time.com/4457102/the-hate-that-rules-online/?iid=toc%5F081816 "undefined") [Post-Traumatic Marijuana: Some Military Veterans Are Embracing the Drug as Scientists Scramble to Study its Effects](http://time.com/4457122/post-traumatic-marijuana-military-veterans-embracing-drug/?iid=toc%5F081816 "undefined") Some military veterans are embracing the drug as scientists scramble to study its effects [Libya Turns the Tide: Militias Finally Take on ISIS in the Chaos of North Africa](http://time.com/4457124/libya-turns-the-tide-militias-finally-take-on-isis/?iid=toc%5F081816 "undefined") Militias finally take on ISIS in the chaos of North Africa [Fantastic Four: A Quartet of Stars Made the Rio Olympics a Celebration](http://time.com/4457118/fantastic-four-olympic-stars-simone-biles-rio/?iid=toc%5F081816 "undefined") A quartet of stars made Rio a celebration [Why Older People Shouldn’t Vote-and Other Ideas Unpopular With My Parents](http://time.com/4457131/why-older-people-shouldnt-vote-and-other-ideas-unpopular-with-my-parents/?iid=toc%5F081816 "undefined") [8 Questions With Joseph Stieglitz](http://time.com/4457109/joseph-stiglitz-interview/?iid=toc%5F081816 "undefined") The Nobel-winning economist’s provocative new book, The Euro, lays out why the European Union is mired in perpetual crisis [We Need a New Grand Bargain With Russia](http://time.com/4452328/grand-bargain-russia/?iid=toc%5F081816 "undefined") Here’s a 4-point plan [Donald Trump’s New Team](http://time.com/4457099/donald-trumps-new-team/?iid=toc%5F081816 "undefined") After weeks of sliding poll numbers, the GOP presidential nominee shook up his struggling campaign for the second time in as many months. [Why More Americans Are Becoming Activists](http://time.com/4457100/why-more-americans-are-becoming-activists/?iid=toc%5F081816 "undefined") [This Just In](http://time.com/4457103/this-just-in/?iid=toc%5F081816 "undefined") [John McLaughlin](http://time.com/4457104/john-mclaughlin/?iid=toc%5F081816 "undefined") Pugilist of political punditry [Europe Lashes Out at Muslim Garb](http://time.com/4457106/europe-lashes-out-at-muslim-garb/?iid=toc%5F081816 "undefined") [July 2016, the Hottest Month Ever](http://time.com/4457107/july-2016-the-hottest-month-ever/?iid=toc%5F081816 "undefined") [Pop Chart](http://time.com/4457108/pop-chart/?iid=toc%5F081816 "undefined") [The Flat-Pack House](http://time.com/4457111/the-flat-pack-house/?iid=toc%5F081816 "undefined") [Elegy With a Side of Applesauce](http://time.com/4457114/elegy-with-a-side-of-applesauce/?iid=toc%5F081816 "undefined") [Hillary Clinton Finds Her Zone of Caution and Control](http://time.com/4457115/hillary-clinton-finds-her-zone-of-caution-and-control/?iid=toc%5F081816 "undefined") [Unpacking the Court: Is Eight Enough?](http://time.com/4457116/unpacking-the-court-is-eight-enough/?iid=toc%5F081816 "undefined") [The Search for the Perfect Chair](http://time.com/4457117/the-search-for-the-perfect-chair/?iid=toc%5F081816 "undefined") [Milestones](http://time.com/4457120/milestones/?iid=toc%5F081816 "undefined") [However You Say Tomato, ‘Tis the Season to Eat Them](http://time.com/4457121/however-you-say-tomato-tis-the-season-to-eat-them/?iid=toc%5F081816 "undefined") [Hell or High Water Floats on Craggy Jeff Bridges](http://time.com/4457123/hell-or-high-water-review-craggy-jeff-bridges/?iid=toc%5F081816 "undefined") [Cracks In the Obamacare Crystal Ball](http://time.com/4457125/cracks-in-the-obamacare-crystal-ball/?iid=toc%5F081816 "undefined") [Quick Talk With Miles Teller](http://time.com/4457126/miles-teller-quick-talk/?iid=toc%5F081816 "undefined") The actor, 29, stars in War Dogs, a comedic drama about two real-life stoners from Miami, David Packouz and Efraim Diveroli, who exploited a loophole in government contracting practices to become arms dealers in 2007. [Why Brexit Could Take Longer Than Expected](http://time.com/4457127/why-brexit-could-take-longer-than-expected/?iid=toc%5F081816 "undefined") [Raucous War Dogs Has Bark and Bite](http://time.com/4457128/raucous-war-dogs-has-bark-and-bite/?iid=toc%5F081816 "undefined") [Why Body-Cam Footage Stays Unseen](http://time.com/4457129/why-body-cam-footage-stays-unseen/?iid=toc%5F081816 "undefined") [Werner Herzog Ponders the Poetry of the Internet](http://time.com/4457130/werner-herzog-ponders-the-poetry-of-the-internet/?iid=toc%5F081816 "undefined") [For the Record](http://time.com/4457132/for-the-record/?iid=toc%5F081816 "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4457197/in-the-latest-issue-81/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4457197/in-the-latest-issue-81/"},"headline":"In the Latest Issue (18 Aug 2016)","datePublished":"2016-08-18T10:00:05.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:50:23.893Z","description":"Why We're Losing the Internet to the Culture of Hate","url":"https://time.com/4457197/in-the-latest-issue-81/","keywords":["Tech"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9372984112d2a28c/6988a2b52dce0113649ea551/troll-cover.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"articleSection":"Business","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9372984112d2a28c/6988a2b52dce0113649ea551/troll-cover.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Troll Culture of Hate Time Magazine Cover 160829","caption":"Troll Culture of Hate Time Magazine Cover","creditText":"Illustration by Steve Brodner for TIME","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-tech/","name":"Tech"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4457197/in-the-latest-issue-81/","name":"In the Latest Issue (18 Aug 2016)"}}]}] ```