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Re:Trolls are winning the internet, technologists say by Qantourisc on Friday March 31, 2017 @10:32PM (#14010069)
I always seen it like this: trolling: silly arguments, maybe attacking a person in a thread about their viewpoint (ad hominem) during a thread. While harassment is insulting a person, everywhere regardless of the thread going on, as well as attacks while the person is not participating in a/the discussion.
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Re:Trolls are winning the internet, technologists say by mirimir on Friday March 31, 2017 @10:50PM (#14010128)
Yeah, I get that. But what happens is that threads on one site become trolling topics on other sites. So harassment becomes part of the trolling game.
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