Trolling as a social-political phenomenon

Authors

  • Serge V. Maslenchenko Academy of the Interior Ministry of the Republic of Belarus, Masherova avenue, 6, 220005, Minsk, Republic of Belarus

Keywords:

troll, trolling, internet, propaganda, social network, network communication, tags

Abstract

The article investigates the background of appearance and objectification of individual and group trolling; are established mental, ethical, socio-cultural and political characteristics of the activity of «trolls», the causal linkages between group trolling and modern technology impact on public opinion. The author proposes a system of social roles in the group political trolling: trolls-moderators, trolls-writers (including trolls-commentators, trolls-creators of photographs, trolls- creators of video); describes the typical strategy of the activity of groups of trolls, trolling ways to counter.

Author Biography

  • Serge V. Maslenchenko, Academy of the Interior Ministry of the Republic of Belarus, Masherova avenue, 6, 220005, Minsk, Republic of Belarus

    PhD (cultural studies), docent; head of the department of philosophy and ideological work

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Published

2019-03-06

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No. 1 (2017): Journal of the Belarusian State University. Sociology

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From the Working Table of a Sociologist

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How to Cite

[1]
Maslenchenko, S.V. 2019. Trolling as a social-political phenomenon. Journal of the Belarusian State University. Sociology. 1 (Mar. 2019), 127–132.