![]() ![]() For example, the Malayali actor Parvathy recently received trolls and hate comments after she called out a popular male actor for his misogynistic character in a movie. People who engage actively in revolutionary social ideologies such as feminism are also trolled often. In a recent example, MS Dhoni was trolled to an extent where his daughter received threats from the trolls after Chennai Super Kings lost a match in the IPL. Besides political motives, celebrities are often trolled mindlessly when they fail to match their fans’ expectations. These hashtags often include trolls and ones that are hateful against an opposition leader, dissenter, or someone else. Political parties allegedly hire bot accounts, spam accounts, fake accounts, and IT cells to make hashtags trend and to take over opposition hashtags. Hashtags on social media are used as powerful political tools nowadays. Capitalism is also considered a rightist ideology, however, there are non-capitalist rightist systems as well.) One example of a far-right system is fascism, which includes an authoritarian government, forcible suppression of dissent, and regimentation of property. (‘Right wingers’ refer to people who support rightist political ideologies and rightist political parties. This trolling ranges from body shaming to death and rape threats. For example, journalist Rana Ayyub and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi are popular targets for these right-wing trolls. Presently, many extreme right-wingers in India troll opposition leaders and those who dissent against the BJP government. The strong supporters of some political parties often troll supporters of other parties, people who criticize their party, and those who don’t have similar political ideologies. While many trolls engage in this form of online harassment for amusement, there are others who troll people with specific motives. The anonymity of the internet and the platforms it hosts allows trolls to function without the fear of being held accountable. They tend to fuel their feeling of superiority by insulting others, majorly celebrities and strangers. Most people who engage in trolling do it because they seek amusement from the distress they cause to other users. This stems from the understanding that trolls thrive off attention. ![]() One of the most popular things internet users hear about trolling is ‘don’t feed the trolls’. ![]() They argue unreasonably and refuse to accept that people can have differing opinions.They refuse to acknowledge evidence opposing their views.The remarks are intentionally derogatory and rude.They steer conversations off-topic and make irrelevant comments.The remarks are personal attacks, and not comments limited to a particular subject.Some features that distinguish a troll from a critic are as follows: Like every other tool of freedom, the internet can be misused in ways that make it a dangerous place. However, with a flood of trolls, many have a difficulty in differentiating between ‘trolling’ and ‘criticism’. Criticism of a person’s work and actions is often healthy and necessary, especially if the person is an influential figure in society. The internet, because of its accessibility, reaches and anonymity has provided users with this freedom extensively. The freedom of all people to express themselves, a.k.a., the Freedom of Expression, is an integral stepping stone towards a free world. ![]() How to differentiate between trolling and criticism? People who engage in online trolling are known as ‘trolls’ in slang language. Trolling also includes comments and messages that engage in personal attacks on the person and steer conversations off-topic with often irrelevant remarks. Internet trolling, commonly known as trolling, refers to the act of posting content or messages that are intentionally derogatory, rude or abusive. Trigger Warning: mentions of threats, sexual harassment, sexual assault and rape. Written by Jyotsna Iyer, a second-year undergraduate student. ![]()
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