Electronic Trolling Task

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An Electronic Trolling Task is a trouble-making task that applies to electronic communications that consists of posts or inflammatory, insincere, digressive, extraneous, or off-topic messages online.

  • AKA: Online Trolling.
  • Example(s):
    • Posting irrelevant or inflammatory comments in online forums or social media threads to disrupt or derail the conversation.
    • Deliberately provoking or harassing other users, often through personal attacks, insults, or threats.
    • Creating fake accounts or impersonating other users to spread false information or cause confusion.
    • Spamming online communities with repetitive or irrelevant content to annoy or frustrate other users.
    • Hijacking online polls or surveys to skew the results in a particular direction.
    • Using memes or images to mock or ridicule other users or groups.
    • Engaging in “doxxing", or publicly revealing personal information about another person without their consent.
    • Griefing” in online gaming, where a player intentionally harasses or disrupts other players' gameplay.
    • Posting links to offensive or explicit content in otherwise innocent or unrelated online spaces.
    • Engaging in “sea-lioning", where a person repeatedly asks for evidence or proof of an argument in bad faith, in order to waste other people's time and disrupt the conversation.
  • Counter-Example(s):
  • See: Malware, Spamming, Online Harassment, Bullying, Sadism.


References

2023a

  • (ChatGPT-OpenAI, 2023) ⇒ https://chat.openai.com/chat Retrieved: 2023-04-02.
    • Q: What is online trolling?
    • A: Online trolling refers to the act of deliberately posting inflammatory, offensive, or off-topic messages in online forums, social media platforms, or other online communities, with the aim of provoking an emotional or disruptive response from others.

      Trolls often use pseudonyms or anonymous accounts to hide their identity and avoid consequences for their behavior. They may also engage in personal attacks, harassment, or cyberbullying, and can disrupt conversations and derail discussions by derailing topics, spreading misinformation, or using sarcasm and irony to confuse or upset other users.

       Online trolling can have negative effects on the online community and individuals targeted by the trolls, leading to feelings of frustration, anger, or even depression. It is important to remember that online trolling is a form of bullying and should not be tolerated or normalized in any form.

2023b

  1. "Definition of: trolling". PCMAG.COM. Ziff Davis Publishing Holdings Inc. 2009. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2009.
  2. "Trolling: The Today Show Explores the Dark Side of the Internet" Archived 2 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine, 31 March 2010. Retrieved on 4 April 2010.