MOCKINGBIRD VALLEY, KY - Exodus Internet, a new ministry whose mission is to help internet trolls recover from addiction to abusive online behavior, will be launching next month in participating churches across the country.
Executive Director Michael Smithfield explained in an announcement Wednesday, "We think of internet trolls as people 'out there.' But they are, in fact, all around us - in our workplaces, in our churches, and in our basements at home, living secret lives of addiction to the 'high' of harassing strangers online. Many trolls want desperately to break free. But they often feel too ashamed to seek the help they need. Exodus Internet is here to support those who don't want to be trolls."
Because trolling has been normalized throughout our culture, Smithfield explained, the