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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.
See also the policy at Wikipedia:Categorizing articles about people regarding categorization by ethnicity, gender, religion, sexuality, or disability. About Category:Internet trolls and related categories: This category's scope contains articles about Internet trolls , which may be a contentious label .
Kenneth McCarthy (born c. 1980), [1] popularly known as Ken M, is an Internet troll known for his comments on news websites such as Yahoo! and The Huffington Post.Unlike the more common associations for the term troll on the internet, Ken's comments are usually benign, with his comments displaying a complete lack of understanding of the featured topic, while other commenters take him seriously.
In mid-2017, Kitboga found out that his grandmother had fallen victim to many scams designed to prey on the elderly, both online and in person. [4] He then discovered "Lenny", a loop of vague pre-recorded messages that scam baiters play during calls to convince the scammer that there is a real person on the phone without providing any useful information to the scammer.
Trollface shows a troll, someone who annoys others on the internet for their own amusement. [2] The original comic by Ramirez mocked trolls; [ 3 ] however, the image is widely used by trolls. [ 9 ] Trollface has been described as the internet equivalent of the children's taunt " nyah nyah nyah nyah nyah nyah " or sticking one's tongue out . [ 9 ]
In an online conversation about aging adults, Google's Gemini AI chatbot responded with a threatening message, telling the user to "please die."
Shitposting is a modern form of online provocation. The term itself appeared around the mid-2000s on image boards such as 4chan.Writing for Polygon, Sam Greszes compared shitposting to Dadaism's "confusing, context-free pieces that, specifically because they were so absurd, were seen as revolutionary works both artistically and politically".
Move over, Wordle and Connections—there's a new NYT word game in town! The New York Times' recent game, "Strands," is becoming more and more popular as another daily activity fans can find on ...