HOW TO
SURVIVE A
troll
HATE SPEECH? IDENTIFY ACT REPORT
FREE SPEECH HATE SPEECH “Hate speech embraces all types of expression which may spread, incite, promote or justify racial hate, xenophobia, anti-Semitism, or other forms of hate based on intolerance. This includes: intolerance based on aggressive nationalism and ethnocentrism, discrimination and hostility against minorities, migrants and people with immigrant backgrounds.�
trollius interneticus NATURAL HABITAT Ever expanding on every continent The spread happens everywhere with an internet connection, in spite of weather being wet or dry, mild or extremeIt migrates frequently through blogs, forums, social media comments and social networks
HUNTING STRATEGY It feels safe and powerful behind the screen while exploiting the weaknesses of its prey (ideology, sexual orientation, faith or ethnic origins). It uses insults and aggression and hides itself with the camouflage of online anonymity
DIET 22 Pounds of attention per day + 13,2 Pounds of conflict and confrontation per week
REPRODUCTION The troll reproduces using a method entirely unique in nature. It also has no specific mating season. The troll procreates in an instant and spreads its hate all over the internet, with plenty of free time to search for its soul-mate
subspecimen NOMADIC TROLL Comments and searches for another nest
IDEOLOGICAL TROLL Professional at finding groups with strong convictions and attacking their main topics
OBSESSIVE TROLL Creates an intense emotional bond with its target and starts annoying them in every possible way. This persecution can spread outside the virtual realm
“A troll is not a grumpy monster that lives under a bridge approaching any who pass by. It is, instead, someone who makes comments online with the intention to receive a big number of replies. The content of a troll’s post is provocative and usually embraces several areas. It might consist of an apparent common sense contradiction or of a deliberate offense.” Based on Robert Bond’s "The Art of Trolling”
You shall not react immediately: stop, breathe and think. Do not answer to a troll You shall prioritise your mental health when insulted by a troll You shall remember that a troll mainly wants attention You shall understand that a troll is a human being and, like everyone else, might change in the future You shall denounce troll’s comments at suitable places You shall inform yourself about hate speech You shall spread these commandments among your family and friends
survival commandments
INSAFE European Network of National Safer Internet Centres
www.saferinternet.org
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL www.amnesty.org
+ INFO NO HATE SPEECH MOVEMENT www.nohatespeechmovement.org
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