August 8, 2012
Stefan Krappitz on Internet Troll Culture
Jerry Brito
Former Senior Research Fellow
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To speak with a scholar or learn more on this topic, visit our contact page.Stefan Krappitz, author of the book Troll Culture: A Comprehensive Guide, discusses the phenomenon of internet trolling. For Krappitz trolling is disrupting people for personal amusement. Trolling is largely a positive phenomenon, argues Krappitz. While it can become very negative in some cases, for the most part trolling is simply an amusing practice that is no different than playing practical jokes.
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