Knowra Trolling Trolling Trolling is online behavior intended to provoke, upset, or derail discussion. It ranges from deliberate disruption to persistent harassment, and its effects depend on the target and setting.
Online disinhibition effect : Reduced social restraint in online interaction, influenced by anonymity, invisibility, and other features of digital communication. Anonymity and distance can make provocative behavior easier to perform.
Cyberbullying : Repeated use of digital communication to harm, intimidate, or humiliate a person. Cyberbullying targets people persistently, while trolling may target discussion itself.
Online harassment : Abusive or threatening conduct directed at people through digital communication. Trolling can form part of the broader problem of online abuse.
Don't feed the trolls : Advice to avoid rewarding deliberate provocation with attention or engagement. Withholding reactions can deny trolls the response they seek.
Rage bait : Online content designed to provoke anger and encourage engagement or sharing. It uses outrage as the reaction trolling seeks to elicit.
Harassment : Repeated or severe unwanted conduct that intimidates, demeans, or threatens a person. Harassment describes harmful conduct without requiring an intent to provoke a reaction.
Bystander effect : A reduced likelihood of individual intervention when other people are present. Observers may stay silent as trolling escalates in a crowded forum.
Internet moderation : The governance of online spaces through rules, enforcement, and community practices. Trolling is a recurring challenge for governing online discussion.
Dogpiling : A coordinated or convergent wave of hostile responses directed at a person or group online. Provocation can trigger collective attacks that overwhelm its target.
Satire : Expression that uses humor, irony, or exaggeration to criticize people, institutions, or social norms. Satire may offend, but its purpose is criticism rather than disruption for its own sake.
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