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Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Don’t Feed The Trolls

Technology


The internet has become a breeding ground for undercover nasty behavior.  On any day you can just scroll the comment section on any article or video and find line after line of vile remarks.  Who are these characters hiding behind a keyboard spewing hatred?


Internet Trolls

The term used the tech community is called “Troll”.  According to Wikipedia a troll is a person who sows discord on the Internet by starting arguments or upsetting people, by posting inflammatory, extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community with the deliberate intent of provoking readers into an emotional response or of otherwise disrupting normal on-topic discussion.

Twitter is well aware that it’s a breeding ground for online harassment and has done a terrible job stopping it, and today, the company announced three tactics to better combat tweeting trolls. Read More via Gizmodo

(Video) by Discovery News “Inside the Brains of Internet Trolls



5 Most Effective Ways To Deal With Arrogant Internet Trolls

By Make Use Of

  • Totally Ignore Remarks Left By Trolls
  • Avoid Remarks And Keep Comments To A Minimum
  • Don’t Let Them Flatter To Deceive You
  • Ask For Supporting Data (Genuine Commentators Usually Have An Online Persona)
  • Use Blacklist and Whitelist To Separate Bad from Good


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