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Kicking trolls off your Socials

by khasan222 on 4/1/21, 8:06 PM with 12 comments

• by bm3719 on 4/1/21, 9:01 PM

  Interesting how, until around 5 or so years ago, the definition of the word "troll" was someone who deliberately posted content to get a reaction out of others.

  Now it mainly refers to people that say mean things or have different opinions than you do.

• by Gys on 4/2/21, 2:52 PM

  > With a paid membership of only $5 a month you will receive upgrades such as a scan for trolls every minute and the ability to scan old comments and messages.

  I am not active on social media, but if you have to check the comments that you get for trolls every minute you might reconsider the value you get from it.

• by disposekinetics on 4/1/21, 9:21 PM

  This line of the FAQ

  > <...> the TrollsBGone army of bots to examine the comments, flag, and identify which are “bad,” based on the sensitivity level you choose, on a scale of 1-10.

  Is this botting mass flagging?

• by teddyh on 4/1/21, 9:02 PM

  Poe’s law is serious business.

• by starkd on 4/1/21, 9:06 PM

  Troll-B-Gone Sounds sort of like pest control? ants?