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Re:Twitter has barred hundreds of accounts for posing as lib... by sp332 on Wednesday October 17, 2018 @09:51AM (#18238915)
That approach only works for people who are "acting out" and trying to get attention online. The meaning of "troll" has changed. It doesn't work for people who are conducting harassment campaigns or spreading misinformation. It kinda doesn't work for anyone you're interacting with on a personal, non-anonymous basis anyway. If someone is behaving badly in a company or even in a casual group, you don't just ignore them.
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Re:Twitter has barred hundreds of accounts for posing as lib... by rhema on Wednesday October 17, 2018 @03:04PM (#18242558)
"If someone is behaving badly in a company or even in a casual group, you don't just ignore them."

I think I agree, but it goes against the grain of what people previously thought you should do on the internet.

>harassment campaigns or spreading misinformation

I am genuinely curious about the flora of the NPC movement. I mean, this territory between meme and organized campaign is really interesting and it's sad it comes at the cost of society.

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