A troll may refer to any of the following:

  1. On a message board, a troll or e-troll is an individual who is only around to cause trouble or flame other users. Often this behavior is called toxic because it’s never good for other users or the community.

When dealing with these types of people, it’s best to either report or ignore them. A popular phrase used online is “Don’t feed the trolls,” which means if you don’t comment back or give them pleasure from causing grief, they’ll eventually leave because of boredom.

  1. With computer games, a troll is a fictional creature found in many fantasy titles and RPGs.
  • How to protect yourself while on the Internet.
  • What are the disadvantages of the Internet?
  • Computer security help and support.

Cheat, Computer slang, Cyberbully, DFTT, Doxing, Ethics, Fanboy, Game terms, Griefer, Internet terms, Leach, Pepe the Frog, Poe’s law, Rickroll, Salty