Research by three scientists led by Erin Bueckels from the University Manitoba distinguishes that so-called trolling on the Internet has many common features with sadism, psychopathy and Machiavellianism, την σκοτεινή δηλαδή πλευρά της ανθρώπινης προσωπικότητας.Πάντως, τα troll αποτελούν μειονότητα της μειονότητας στο Ίντερνετ, αφού παραμένουν λίγοι οι χρήστες που υποβάλλουν comments and among them there are very few who stated in the University's online surveys that they participate for the purpose of trolling. Also, the degree of association of these negative elements with trolling depends on the time spent by the user commenting on the Internet.
Most of the common features were found among the troll and the sadists - the sadists are screaming because they have a special pleasure laughing at the expense of others.
Online trolling is defined as the practice of disorienting by commenting seriously issues of current affairs, with the intention of causing chaos and making users appear overly emotional or foolish. If some people bite, the troll intensifies its effort even more since it finds it particularly amusing. This is why it is customary to tell younger users "Don't feed the trolls" (don't feed the trolls by commenting on their misleading comments).
Source: In.gr Technology
