SPOT TROLLS
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Issue 82 2020
5 Ways To Spot Trolls On Social Media Gone are the days of a troll being a creature living under a bridge threatening unsuspecting goats who dared to trip-trap above him.
to inflame the situation further. If you look through a person’s previous comments, a troll is likely to have repeated the same comment in response to many people. That is another key indicator of their ‘trollishness’.
Nowadays, the term ‘troll’ is used to describe someone online who deliberately posts something offensive or provocative. It can be frustrating to find yourself embroiled in an argument with a troll, sometimes without even realising it.
Fake Profiles
Here are five ways to spot a troll: Persistence One of a troll’s key objectives is to get a rise out of someone and so they will continue to push a subject, arguing the same points over and over again. You will often find that, even after you have chosen to start ignoring them, they will tag you in yet another comment in an attempt
As a result of being banned on a regular basis, trolls often reinvent themselves using yet another fake profile. Although they usually do believe the opinions they are spouting, they will hide behind a mask in a bid to get their point across but with very little possible personal attacks in response. In other words, if you click to see a potential troll’s profile, it will usually reveal that it was created fairly recently. The profile and cover pictures will often be fairly generic and any posts they have shared publicly will be ones they want you to see, usually linked to the issue they are trying to make you get uptight about. Doing a reverse image
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