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Saturday, December 3, 2016

Cyberbullies vs Trolls..?

So I do not know if it was just me but while reading Farhad Manjoo's article, "Web Trolls Winning as Incivility Increases", I felt that I might have been misunderstanding the definition of a troll previously. I always thought an internet troll was just someone who posted something - usually a comment - that would make others react in a defensive way. However, after reading about Zelda Williams's trolling incident, it's been made clear to me that that type of troll I had imagined is just one of many. I felt, though, that Ms. Williams's trolls were simply cyberbullies and I believe there's a huge difference between them. For me, I classify a troll as a person that just wants to get a quick reaction and just cause an online feud as to where I feel that cyberbullies intentionally try to make others online feel bad about themselves. Telling someone that they are at fault for a suicide is something I didn't see a troll doing. However we all have our different interpretations of things and I am not here to judge and just hope that my perspective isn't face-palm worthy.

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  1. I completely agree with your interpretation. I feel as though that trolls just post anything controversial, whether or not they actually agree with it, to spark something up while cyberbullies just use their anonymity to speak whats on their mind and get away with it.

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  3. I agree. Cyberbullies are more aggressive and do it on purpose to actually make a person feel bad while trolls are doing it to get a quick reaction.

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