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mw-list-item"><a href="https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_(Internet)" title="Troll (Internet) – Aragonese" lang="an" hreflang="an" data-title="Troll (Internet)" data-language-autonym="Aragonés" data-language-local-name="Aragonese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Aragonés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%9F_%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%B2" title="ইন্টারনেট ট্রল – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="ইন্টারনেট ট্রল" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_(b%C4%81ng-l%C5%8D%CD%98_b%C3%BBn-h%C3%B2a)" title="Troll (bāng-lō͘ bûn-hòa) – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Troll (bāng-lō͘ bûn-hòa)" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bh mw-list-item"><a href="https://bh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%9F_%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B2" title="इंटरनेट ट्रोल – Bhojpuri" lang="bh" hreflang="bh" data-title="इंटरनेट ट्रोल" data-language-autonym="भोजपुरी" data-language-local-name="Bhojpuri" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>भोजपुरी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%98%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%82_%D1%82%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BB" title="Интернет трол – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Интернет трол" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bar mw-list-item"><a href="https://bar.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_(Netzkuitua)" title="Troll (Netzkuitua) – Bavarian" lang="bar" hreflang="bar" data-title="Troll (Netzkuitua)" data-language-autonym="Boarisch" data-language-local-name="Bavarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Boarisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internetski_trol" title="Internetski trol – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Internetski trol" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ro%C3%B1fl_(kenrouedad)" title="Roñfl (kenrouedad) – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Roñfl (kenrouedad)" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trol_(Internet)" title="Trol (Internet) – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Trol (Internet)" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_(internet)" title="Troll (internet) – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Troll (internet)" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tr%C3%B4l" title="Trôl – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Trôl" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll" title="Troll – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Troll" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_(Netzkultur)" title="Troll (Netzkultur) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Troll (Netzkultur)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internetitroll" title="Internetitroll – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Internetitroll" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A4%CF%81%CE%BF%CE%BB_(%CE%94%CE%B9%CE%B1%CE%B4%CE%AF%CE%BA%CF%84%CF%85%CE%BF)" title="Τρολ (Διαδίκτυο) – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Τρολ (Διαδίκτυο)" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-en mw-list-item"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_(slang)" title="Troll (slang) – English" lang="en" hreflang="en" data-title="Troll (slang)" data-language-autonym="English" data-language-local-name="English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trol_(Internet)" title="Trol (Internet) – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Trol (Internet)" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interreta_trolo" title="Interreta trolo – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Interreta trolo" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_(Internet)" title="Troll (Internet) – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Troll (Internet)" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%84_%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%AA%DB%8C" title="ترول اینترنتی – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="ترول اینترنتی" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_(Internet)" title="Troll (Internet) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Troll (Internet)" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fur mw-list-item"><a href="https://fur.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll" title="Troll – Friulian" lang="fur" hreflang="fur" data-title="Troll" data-language-autonym="Furlan" data-language-local-name="Friulian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Furlan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trol_(Internet)" title="Trol (Internet) – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Trol (Internet)" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-glk mw-list-item"><a href="https://glk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A4%D9%84" title="ترؤل – Gilaki" lang="glk" hreflang="glk" data-title="ترؤل" data-language-autonym="گیلکی" data-language-local-name="Gilaki" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>گیلکی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%ED%8A%B8%EB%A1%A4_(%EC%9D%B8%ED%84%B0%EB%84%B7)" title="트롤 (인터넷) – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="트롤 (인터넷)" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%B9%D6%80%D5%B8%D5%AC_(%D5%BD%D5%AC%D5%A5%D5%B6%D5%A3)" title="Թրոլ (սլենգ) – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Թրոլ (սլենգ)" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%89%E0%A4%B2_(%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%A3%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%9F)" title="ट्रॉल (इण्टरनेट) – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="ट्रॉल (इण्टरनेट)" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internetski_trol" title="Internetski trol – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Internetski trol" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sakat" title="Sakat – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Sakat" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ia mw-list-item"><a href="https://ia.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_(Internet)" title="Troll (Internet) – Interlingua" lang="ia" hreflang="ia" data-title="Troll (Internet)" data-language-autonym="Interlingua" data-language-local-name="Interlingua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Interlingua</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nettr%C3%B6ll" title="Nettröll – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Nettröll" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_(Internet)" title="Troll (Internet) – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Troll (Internet)" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%98%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%9C_(%D7%90%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%98%D7%A8%D7%A0%D7%98)" title="טרול (אינטרנט) – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="טרול (אינטרנט)" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%A2%E1%83%A0%E1%83%9D%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98_(%E1%83%98%E1%83%9C%E1%83%A2%E1%83%94%E1%83%A0%E1%83%9C%E1%83%94%E1%83%A2%E1%83%98)" title="ტროლი (ინტერნეტი) – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ტროლი (ინტერნეტი)" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troli_wa_mtandaoni" title="Troli wa mtandaoni – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Troli wa mtandaoni" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lo mw-list-item"><a href="https://lo.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%BA%AB%E0%BB%89%E0%BA%BD%E0%BA%99" title="ຫ້ຽນ – Lao" lang="lo" hreflang="lo" data-title="ຫ້ຽນ" data-language-autonym="ລາວ" data-language-local-name="Lao" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ລາວ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trollis_(internets)" title="Trollis (internets) – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Trollis (internets)" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trolis_(internete)" title="Trolis (internete) – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Trolis (internete)" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-li mw-list-item"><a href="https://li.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trol_(internet)" title="Trol (internet) – Limburgish" lang="li" hreflang="li" data-title="Trol (internet)" data-language-autonym="Limburgs" data-language-local-name="Limburgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Limburgs</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_(internet)" title="Troll (internet) – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Troll (internet)" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B5%D0%BC%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%BD_%D1%82%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BB" title="Семрежен трол – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Семрежен трол" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%87%E0%B4%A8%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B1%E0%B5%BC%E0%B4%A8%E0%B5%86%E0%B4%B1%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B1%E0%B5%8D_%E0%B4%9F%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B0%E0%B5%8B%E0%B5%BE" title="ഇന്റർനെറ്റ് ട്രോൾ – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="ഇന്റർനെറ്റ് ട്രോൾ" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%84_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%AA" title="ترول الانترنت – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="ترول الانترنت" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mzn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mzn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%84" title="ترول – Mazanderani" lang="mzn" hreflang="mzn" data-title="ترول" data-language-autonym="مازِرونی" data-language-local-name="Mazanderani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مازِرونی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mwl mw-list-item"><a href="https://mwl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_(anternete)" title="Troll (anternete) – Mirandese" lang="mwl" hreflang="mwl" data-title="Troll (anternete)" data-language-autonym="Mirandés" data-language-local-name="Mirandese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Mirandés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trol_(internet)" title="Trol (internet) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Trol (internet)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%8D%92%E3%82%89%E3%81%97" title="荒らし – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="荒らし" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nettroll" title="Nettroll – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Nettroll" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pa mw-list-item"><a href="https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%87%E0%A9%B0%E0%A8%9F%E0%A8%B0%E0%A8%A8%E0%A9%88%E0%A9%B1%E0%A8%9F_%E0%A8%9F%E0%A8%B0%E0%A9%8B%E0%A8%B2" title="ਇੰਟਰਨੈੱਟ ਟਰੋਲ – Punjabi" lang="pa" hreflang="pa" data-title="ਇੰਟਰਨੈੱਟ ਟਰੋਲ" data-language-autonym="ਪੰਜਾਬੀ" data-language-local-name="Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ਪੰਜਾਬੀ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trol_(internet)" title="Trol (internet) – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Trol (internet)" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a 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href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/What_is_a_troll%3F">"What is a troll?"</a>. <br />For other uses see <a href="/wiki/Troll_(disambiguation)" class="mw-disambig" title="Troll (disambiguation)">Troll (disambiguation)</a></i></dd></dl> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Wikipedia_vandalism.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Wikipedia_vandalism.svg/260px-Wikipedia_vandalism.svg.png" decoding="async" width="260" height="168" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Wikipedia_vandalism.svg/390px-Wikipedia_vandalism.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Wikipedia_vandalism.svg/520px-Wikipedia_vandalism.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="330" /></a><figcaption>An example of trolling on Wikipedia. Someone had <a href="/wiki/Vandalism_on_Wikipedia" title="Vandalism on Wikipedia">vandalized</a> an article on Wikipedia by replacing content with an insult.</figcaption></figure> <p>A <b>troll</b> is someone who tries to make people <a href="/wiki/Anger" title="Anger">angry</a> by saying things on the <a href="/wiki/Internet" title="Internet">Internet</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The purpose is to excite strong <a href="/wiki/Emotion" title="Emotion">emotion</a> in an <a href="/wiki/Online_community" class="mw-redirect" title="Online community">online community</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-PCMAG_def_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PCMAG_def-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This is to get a reaction from other online users,<sup id="cite_ref-PCMAG_def_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PCMAG_def-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> or to cause problems.<sup id="cite_ref-IUKB_def_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IUKB_def-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In social networks platforms, a troll is a user who make inflammatory or inappropriate comments for the sole purpose of upsetting other users and provoking a response.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> If someone acts like a troll, this is called <b>trolling</b>. </p> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:DoNotFeedTroll.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/DoNotFeedTroll.svg/160px-DoNotFeedTroll.svg.png" decoding="async" width="160" height="160" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/DoNotFeedTroll.svg/240px-DoNotFeedTroll.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/DoNotFeedTroll.svg/320px-DoNotFeedTroll.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="150" data-file-height="150" /></a><figcaption>The solution to avoid more trolling often is to ignore what they say and do. This picture means "Do not feed the trolls"</figcaption></figure> <p>Sometimes trolling can get a user <a href="/wiki/Banned" class="mw-redirect" title="Banned">banned</a> from a website or <a href="/wiki/Social_network_service" title="Social network service">platform</a> as it can be disruptive. Some users do it to be <a href="/wiki/Humour" title="Humour">humorous</a> when they know others will be angry. The best solution is to ignore trolls and to not give them the attention they want. This has become known as "don't feed the trolls". </p><p>In October 2012, the internet news site Gawker, publicly revealed the name of an internet troll who had called himself "Violentacrez".<sup id="cite_ref-chen_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-chen-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Michael Brutcsh had collected photos of young girls from <a href="/wiki/Facebook" title="Facebook">Facebook</a>, often in <a href="/wiki/Bikini" title="Bikini">bikinis</a> or short skirts, and them posted them on the site <a href="/wiki/Reddit" title="Reddit">Reddit</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-chen_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-chen-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also posted photos of women, taken without their permission, which focused on their breasts or bottoms. His actions made many people very angry. Brutsch said he was an internet troll because "...I just like riling people up in my spare time."<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>There are a lot of efforts to detect and ban trolls on social network platforms such as "TrollSpot"<sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in which Li a user of the website and other members of the team whom are also users of the social media website use <a href="/wiki/Machine_learning" title="Machine learning">machine learning</a> techniques or what is known as a computer <a href="/wiki/Robot" title="Robot">robot</a> to propose a wide approach to detect trolls. </p><p>The "<a href="/wiki/Trollface" class="mw-redirect" title="Trollface">Trollface</a>" is an image that is occasionally used to indicate trolling in Internet culture.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="What_is_a_troll?"><span id="What_is_a_troll.3F"></span>What is a troll?</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Troll_(internet)&veaction=edit&section=1" title="Change section: What is a troll?" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Troll_(internet)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section's source code: What is a troll?"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The term <i>troll</i> is <a href="/w/index.php?title=Subjectivity&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Subjectivity (not yet started)">subjective</a>, meaning that it depends on interpretation. Trolling usually involves joking around to mess up other people or communities. </p><p>Sometimes, people may think a certain post is considered trolling, while others claim it is constructive, no matter how controversial this post is.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some strong acts of trolling involve <a href="/wiki/Harassment" title="Harassment">harassment</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-baldwin-trolling_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-baldwin-trolling-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but some acts of trolling are considered funny off-topic jokes.<sup id="cite_ref-baldwin-trolling_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-baldwin-trolling-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The term <i>Internet troll</i> has also been applied to <a href="/w/index.php?title=Information_warfare&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Information warfare (not yet started)">information warfare</a> (competition for winning fame by taking advantage of the internet), <a href="/wiki/Hate_speech" title="Hate speech">hate speech</a>, and even political <a href="/wiki/Activism" title="Activism">activism</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="The_Impact_of_Trolling">The Impact of Trolling</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Troll_(internet)&veaction=edit&section=2" title="Change section: The Impact of Trolling" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Troll_(internet)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section's source code: The Impact of Trolling"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>According to Dr. Ashley Anderson from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Trolling, or "Uncivil commentary" has the ability to strengthen the opinions of those who either are skeptical or supportive of a topic. The research also found that supportive commentary had no effect.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Troll_(internet)&veaction=edit&section=3" title="Change section: Notes" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Troll_(internet)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section's source code: Notes"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r9724317">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-1">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://tv.gawker.com/5506453/trolling-the-today-show-explores-the-dark-side-of-the-internet">"Trolling: <i>The Today Show</i> Explores the Dark Side of the Internet"</a>, 31 March 2010. 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Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.publimetro.cl/nota/cronica/pasta-y-masterdog-ya-son-parte-de-la-jerga-universitaria/xIQmef!22mBeJJLytl6U/">the original</a> on 19 July 2013<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">3 November</span> 2017</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Publimetro&rft.atitle=%22Pasta%22+y+%22MasterDog%22+ya+son+parte+de+la+jerga+universitaria&rft.aulast=Valle&rft.aufirst=Mario&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.publimetro.cl%2Fnota%2Fcronica%2Fpasta-y-masterdog-ya-son-parte-de-la-jerga-universitaria%2FxIQmef%2122mBeJJLytl6U%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsimple.wikipedia.org%3ATroll+%28internet%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-9">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9724332"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131202221424/http://yucatan.com.mx/imagen/forever-alone-y-ay-si-ay-si-entre-los-mas-populares">"<span class="cs1-kern-left"></span>"Forever Alone" y "Ay sí, ay sí", entre los más populares – el Diario…"</a>. 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