Today’s focus is the Australian Communications and Media Authority‘s Cybersmart website is trolling. Wikipedia defines a troll as
a person who sows discord on the Internet by starting arguments or upsetting people,[1] by posting inflammatory,[2]extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community (such as a forum, chat room, or blog), either accidentally[3][4] or with the deliberate intent of provoking readers into an emotional response[5]
Cybersmart advises people having difficulties with trolls to:
- Ingore
- Block
- Report
- Talk to family and/or friends
- Assist friends if they’re having the same problems.