I agree with Ms Wente about women being trolled more than men on many comments sections.  The nasty comments I see about female politicians in particular leave me shaking my head.  Why their physical appearance has any relevance to their jobs baffles me.

On the other hand,  I believe that expressing a contrary opinion to the prevailing opinion gets people called out as trolls, even when the opinion is expressed in a civil way with no insults to anyone.  The diversity of opinions is one reason I like reading the comments sections.  If they go away, I will be reading the Globe far less.