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Troll

Meaning in social media & content creation, with examples

/troʊl/nounCommon term

In social media & content creation, troll means: A person who posts rude, provocative or off-topic comments on purpose to upset people or start arguments online.

In Turkish: trol

How it is used

Used as a noun and a verb: there are trolls in the comments, and someone trolls a post. Community managers usually follow the rule 'don't feed the trolls', which means not giving them the reaction they want.

Example sentences

  1. Don't reply to that troll; hide the comment and move on.

  2. A few trolls flooded the live chat with spam, so we turned on slow mode.

Common collocations

  • don't feed the trolls
  • internet troll
  • troll comments
  • get trolled
  • moderateTo check comments, messages or posts in an online space and remove or hide anything offensive, spam or against the rules.
  • haterA person who often posts negative or hostile comments about someone, usually without offering any useful criticism.
  • commentA written reply that someone leaves under a post or video, which other users can usually read and answer.
  • community managerA person who looks after a brand's online community: replying to comments and messages, handling complaints and building relationships with followers.

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