BOOK COVER MAGAZINE - SUMMER EDITION - 2017
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<strong>SUMMER</strong> <strong>EDITION</strong> <strong>BOOK</strong><strong>COVER</strong>MAG.COM JULY 1, <strong>2017</strong><br />
Social Media Trolling<br />
Selena Haskins<br />
As an author, I enjoy meeting new<br />
people on social media, finding out what<br />
their interests are, and exchanging in<br />
“girlfriend” gossip about pop culture. I’ve<br />
met quite a few people on social media<br />
who have even helped with my writing<br />
career and vice versa.<br />
However, I soon realized that not<br />
everyone uses social media for good<br />
intentions. You have some people who<br />
have social media accounts for the sole<br />
purpose of trolling others. What do I mean<br />
by “trolling?” Trolling is an act in which<br />
someone deliberately provokes others<br />
online, typically through inflammatory,<br />
offensive, or provocative comments.<br />
Their intent is to get an emotional<br />
response from others; particularly, an<br />
angry one. They often veer off subject and<br />
will begin to attack the individual<br />
personally, such as their gender, race,<br />
sexual orientation, or religion. Granted,<br />
everyone has an opinion, but a person<br />
trolling carries that opinion to a<br />
heightened level in order to draw attention<br />
to themselves. They also try to steer others<br />
and get them to chime in and agree with<br />
them. Some of the comments are endless,<br />
and lead to cyber-bullying (a whole other<br />
topic), but trolling is usually how it starts.<br />
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