Abstract
Online trolling and other deviant behaviors have always affected online communities. As online trolling becomes widely spread, myriad questions are raised, including:
* Who is a troll and why do trolls troll?
* What are the enabling factors of online trolling?
* How do members and administrators of online communities detect, interpret, and react to trolling? How can online trolling be handled effectively?
* What is the impact of the socio-cultural and technological environments on online trolling?
* What motivates trolling?
The book answers these questions and includes the following focuses:
* Hard-core trolls and light trolls
* Gender, trolling, and anti-social behavior online
* Perception of trolling
* Collaborative trolling
* Ideological trolls
* Trolling around the globe
* Who is a troll and why do trolls troll?
* What are the enabling factors of online trolling?
* How do members and administrators of online communities detect, interpret, and react to trolling? How can online trolling be handled effectively?
* What is the impact of the socio-cultural and technological environments on online trolling?
* What motivates trolling?
The book answers these questions and includes the following focuses:
* Hard-core trolls and light trolls
* Gender, trolling, and anti-social behavior online
* Perception of trolling
* Collaborative trolling
* Ideological trolls
* Trolling around the globe
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Place of Publication | 978-1-4422-3850-3 |
| Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
| Number of pages | 216 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-1-4422-3851-0 |
| State | Published - Apr 2016 |
| Externally published | Yes |