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Tuesday 10 October 2017

VIDEO: THE PSYCHOLOGY OF TROLLING

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As denizens of the internet, we know it's full of information and awesome online communities. We are thrilled and happy to know that knowledge is at the tips of our fingers. But we should also be familiar with its dark side: the trolls. Who are the people who love, or are obsessed with, trolling and why do they do what they do? What goes through the mind of a troll? In this video by SciShow, we will learn a little about how social scientists think trolls came to be, and how online communities are figuring it all out.


Top image: Internet trolling (edited). Credit: The People Speak!/Flickr.

[Source: SciShow/YouTube.]

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