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A revision of a Wikipedia article shows a troll vandalizing an article on Wikipedia by replacing content with an insult.. In slang, a troll is a person who posts deliberately offensive or provocative messages online [1] (such as in social media, a newsgroup, a forum, a chat room, an online video game) or who performs similar behaviors in real life.
A troll farm or troll factory is an institutionalised group of internet trolls that seeks to interfere in political opinions and decision-making. [1]Freedom House's report showed that 30 governments worldwide (out of 65 covered by the study) paid keyboard armies to spread propaganda and attack critics. [2]
In Internet culture, shitposting or trashposting is the act of using an online forum or social media page to post content that is of "aggressively, ironically, and trollishly poor quality". [1] Shitposts are generally intentionally designed to derail discussions or cause the biggest reaction with the least effort.
Internet manipulation is the co-optation of online digital technologies, ... In April 2009, Internet trolls of 4chan voted Christopher Poole, founder of the site, ...
Zoombombing or Zoom raiding [1] is the unwanted, disruptive intrusion, generally by Internet trolls, into a video-conference call. In a typical Zoombombing incident, a teleconferencing session is hijacked by the insertion of material that is lewd , obscene , or offensive in nature, typically resulting in the shutdown of the session or the ...
Sealioning often takes the form of bad-faith attempts to engage in debate under the guise of civility.. Sealioning (also sea-lioning and sea lioning) is a type of trolling or harassment that consists of pursuing people with relentless requests for evidence, often tangential or previously addressed, while maintaining a pretense of civility and sincerity ("I'm just trying to have a debate"), and ...
In internet slang, rage-baiting (also rage-farming) is the manipulative tactic of eliciting outrage with the goal of increasing internet traffic, online engagement, revenue and support. [1] [2] Rage baiting or farming can be used as a tool to increase engagement, attract subscribers, followers, and supporters, which can be financially lucrative ...
Flaming, also known as roasting, is the act of posting insults, often including profanity or other offensive language, on the internet. [1] Flaming is distinct from trolling, which is the act of someone causing discord online or in person.