Trolling, or rather trolling, is something we are all increasingly confronted with as the internet becomes more social.
The Science of Internet Trolls
Simply put, trolling is when someone comments or reacts to something you post, usually in a confrontational way that is designed to provoke a strong emotional response. While many people use the term in contexts where a sense of humor is appreciated, the truth is that internet trolling can be pretty mean and not always a laughing matter.
The Urban Dictionary has a bunch of definitions under the term "trolling," but the first one that pops up seems to define it as simply as possible. So according to the Urban Dictionary's top-rated definition for "trolling," it can be defined as follows:
Wikipedia defines it as follows:
