Internet Trolling Instead of Motivating Them Don't Feed Their Trolls
Internet Trolling Instead of Motivating Them Don't Feed Their Trolls
Internet trolling, this is something new for me because I never become a troll on the Internet. When I see the matter after lecture from our professor, for the first time I understood how important this matter becoming every day. there are a allot of people from different categories effected from trolling such as E-news, E-magazine site owners, content writers, bloggers. The journalist at Independent explores there are a lot of news sites have resorted to removing their comments sections below articles and posts because the remarks of "some people became so bad, and increasingly anti-trolling systems are being brought into place" [Hosie, 2017].
I believe the main purpose of these trolling person to make people angry with their nasty comments. The trolling persons are most active on social media platform nowadays, they are looking for the opportunity to troll someone. The study of Fichman and Sanfilppo (2016), develop the definition as of trolls,
"Repetitive, disruptive online deviant behavior by an individual toward other individuals and groups" (Fichman and Sanfilippo 2016)
People from different communities are an easy target for them on social media. The research study of Buckels (2014) explains troll's "operate as agents of chaos on the Internet, exploiting “hot-button issues” to make users appear overly emotional or foolish in some manner."
They try to act as an anonymous user just like us but they think whatever they say is right and they quickly get involved in the matter and used a nasty comment to troll the person even knowing the background situation. An author states that they just want to heat up the conversation with their nasty words they do this which can satisfy the "number of needs, asserting power, gaining satisfaction, and prestige this all can be done with a low chance of getting caught acting behind as an anonymous person" [Kowlaski. et. al, 2008, p.56].
Troll is internet slang for a person who intentionally starts arguments or upsets others by posting inflammatory remarks. "Making a mean comment online may seem harmless, but trolls have driven people to depression and even to commit suicide" [Josie Griffiths, 2018]. But now the situation is getting worse as people are committing suicide due to online bullying. Katie Price shared the victim photo on her twitter and we can judge what online bullying can do.
The young teenagers are mostly getting the target for it and get bullied online. They got a victim of cyberbullying most often it "occurs outside of school hours using home computers" (Shariff & Hoff, 2007). It is very difficult to find out sometimes the person behind cyberbullying. Cyberbullies "use methods that retain their identity anonymous like the temporary e-mail accounts and pay as you go mobile phones" that allow for bullies to remain anonymous according to [Patchin & Hinduja, 2006].
What is the aim of troller, they only just want to hurt an individual with their comment their thinking is to make them look accurate. How these trolling people get motivated and what actually means of motivation according to the I have just looked the definition in the Cambridge Dictionary.
"The need or reason for doing something" (Cambridge Dictionary, 2018)
As above you see motivation explains the need for doing something and troll's do that. How people from Pakistan and India both motivated some youtube users for their trolling comments to see here is an example "Pakistan vs India (Champions Trophy Final 2017) where people start trolling each other on social media sites" I obtain some comments from YouTube (link).
In College, our sports teacher told that sports create harmony among the people. But here the situation totally changes I see a number of comments which are abusive, racist, religious fiction that all I can not mention but two comments on the video highlights cricket match I found relevant to my post. The reason why I chose those comments is how a topic change like a Pakistani trolling to Indian's with the word (Father) and he is getting motivated by 24 people by thumbs up impression and same goes where an Indian making fun of Pakistan cricket team players grammar.
Troll and Cyberbullying are the one reason a lot of big YouTube Vloggers start removing their comment's boxes. Google introduces the comment moderation and removing method. "We want you to use YouTube without fear of being subjected to malicious harassment" In cases where harassment crosses the line into a malicious attack, it can be reported and the content will be removed. In other cases, users may be mildly annoying or petty and should simply be ignored." [Google Staff, 2018].
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Ignoring the troll's and don't feed them will make the internet a better place if online people think about it seriously. A Lecturer of Psychology writes an article about where she explains why not feeding such trolls to be a good idea in future to secure our image online. Individuals seeking a negative social reward may still engage in trolling. and "if they don’t receive that negative social reward, then their motivation to engage in this behavior will likely diminish" [Evita March 2016].
If I have to give anyone advice I will just say to them to stay away from such conversation. If you see someone trolling ignore him, don't motivate him what he writes or what he shared because your single comment and thumb impression satisfying their needs than what they wanted. Don't feed their troll's because it's better to ignore their comments by doing this in future we might see such kind of people diminishes from the internet when they don't get what they want because all they want is "attention".
References:
Erin E. Buckels, Paul D. Trapnell, Delroy L. Paulhus, 2014, 'Trolls just want to have fun', Personality and Individual Differences, vol. 105
Cambridge Press University, 2018, Cambridge Dictionary (Motivation), available at [https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/motivation] accessed on 4th December 2018
Fichman. P, Sanfilippo. M, 2016, Online Trolling and Its Perpetrators: Under the Cyberbridge
Griffiths. J, 2018, The Sun, TAKING ITS TROLL, available at [https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3169348/internet-troll-twitter-online-celebrities-uk-nicola-roberts/] accessed on [4th December 2018]
Google Staff, 2018, Harassment and cyberbullying policy available at [ https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/2802268?hl=en-GB&ref_topic=2803240] accessed on 6 December 2018
Hoise. R, 2017, The Independent: Online troll why do people become so Cyberbullies"
Kowalski, R. M., Limber, S. P. & Agatson, P. W. (2008). Cyberbullying: Bullying in the digital age. Malden, MA: Blackwell.
March. E, 2016, ‘Don’t feed the trolls’ really is good advice – here’s the evidence, available at [https://theconversation.com/dont-feed-the-trolls-really-is-good-advice-heres-the-evidence-63657]: accessed on 21 November 2018
Patchin, J. W, Hinduja. S, 2009, Bullying Beyond the Schoolyard: Preventing and Responding to Cyberbullying, United States, Calfornia, Corwin Press.
Shariff, Hoff, 2007, Cyber Bullying, Cyberbullying: Clarifying Legal Boundaries for School Supervision in Cyberspace
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I believe the main purpose of these trolling person to make people angry with their nasty comments. The trolling persons are most active on social media platform nowadays, they are looking for the opportunity to troll someone. The study of Fichman and Sanfilppo (2016), develop the definition as of trolls,
"Repetitive, disruptive online deviant behavior by an individual toward other individuals and groups" (Fichman and Sanfilippo 2016)
People from different communities are an easy target for them on social media. The research study of Buckels (2014) explains troll's "operate as agents of chaos on the Internet, exploiting “hot-button issues” to make users appear overly emotional or foolish in some manner."
They try to act as an anonymous user just like us but they think whatever they say is right and they quickly get involved in the matter and used a nasty comment to troll the person even knowing the background situation. An author states that they just want to heat up the conversation with their nasty words they do this which can satisfy the "number of needs, asserting power, gaining satisfaction, and prestige this all can be done with a low chance of getting caught acting behind as an anonymous person" [Kowlaski. et. al, 2008, p.56].
Troll is internet slang for a person who intentionally starts arguments or upsets others by posting inflammatory remarks. "Making a mean comment online may seem harmless, but trolls have driven people to depression and even to commit suicide" [Josie Griffiths, 2018]. But now the situation is getting worse as people are committing suicide due to online bullying. Katie Price shared the victim photo on her twitter and we can judge what online bullying can do.
The young teenagers are mostly getting the target for it and get bullied online. They got a victim of cyberbullying most often it "occurs outside of school hours using home computers" (Shariff & Hoff, 2007). It is very difficult to find out sometimes the person behind cyberbullying. Cyberbullies "use methods that retain their identity anonymous like the temporary e-mail accounts and pay as you go mobile phones" that allow for bullies to remain anonymous according to [Patchin & Hinduja, 2006].
What is the aim of troller, they only just want to hurt an individual with their comment their thinking is to make them look accurate. How these trolling people get motivated and what actually means of motivation according to the I have just looked the definition in the Cambridge Dictionary.
"The need or reason for doing something" (Cambridge Dictionary, 2018)
As above you see motivation explains the need for doing something and troll's do that. How people from Pakistan and India both motivated some youtube users for their trolling comments to see here is an example "Pakistan vs India (Champions Trophy Final 2017) where people start trolling each other on social media sites" I obtain some comments from YouTube (link).
Troll and Cyberbullying are the one reason a lot of big YouTube Vloggers start removing their comment's boxes. Google introduces the comment moderation and removing method. "We want you to use YouTube without fear of being subjected to malicious harassment" In cases where harassment crosses the line into a malicious attack, it can be reported and the content will be removed. In other cases, users may be mildly annoying or petty and should simply be ignored." [Google Staff, 2018].
"
Ignoring the troll's and don't feed them will make the internet a better place if online people think about it seriously. A Lecturer of Psychology writes an article about where she explains why not feeding such trolls to be a good idea in future to secure our image online. Individuals seeking a negative social reward may still engage in trolling. and "if they don’t receive that negative social reward, then their motivation to engage in this behavior will likely diminish" [Evita March 2016].
If I have to give anyone advice I will just say to them to stay away from such conversation. If you see someone trolling ignore him, don't motivate him what he writes or what he shared because your single comment and thumb impression satisfying their needs than what they wanted. Don't feed their troll's because it's better to ignore their comments by doing this in future we might see such kind of people diminishes from the internet when they don't get what they want because all they want is "attention".
References:
Erin E. Buckels, Paul D. Trapnell, Delroy L. Paulhus, 2014, 'Trolls just want to have fun', Personality and Individual Differences, vol. 105
Cambridge Press University, 2018, Cambridge Dictionary (Motivation), available at [https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/motivation] accessed on 4th December 2018
Fichman. P, Sanfilippo. M, 2016, Online Trolling and Its Perpetrators: Under the Cyberbridge
Griffiths. J, 2018, The Sun, TAKING ITS TROLL, available at [https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3169348/internet-troll-twitter-online-celebrities-uk-nicola-roberts/] accessed on [4th December 2018]
Google Staff, 2018, Harassment and cyberbullying policy available at [ https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/2802268?hl=en-GB&ref_topic=2803240] accessed on 6 December 2018
Hoise. R, 2017, The Independent: Online troll why do people become so Cyberbullies"
Kowalski, R. M., Limber, S. P. & Agatson, P. W. (2008). Cyberbullying: Bullying in the digital age. Malden, MA: Blackwell.
March. E, 2016, ‘Don’t feed the trolls’ really is good advice – here’s the evidence, available at [https://theconversation.com/dont-feed-the-trolls-really-is-good-advice-heres-the-evidence-63657]: accessed on 21 November 2018
Patchin, J. W, Hinduja. S, 2009, Bullying Beyond the Schoolyard: Preventing and Responding to Cyberbullying, United States, Calfornia, Corwin Press.
Shariff, Hoff, 2007, Cyber Bullying, Cyberbullying: Clarifying Legal Boundaries for School Supervision in Cyberspace
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