Comment on Don't Engage with Trolls
pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
They did a study around the 2020 elections and have found the following to work with trolls:
Respond once with the facts (if you must), and then walk away. I have found Lemmy not needing that most of the time, just downvoting seems to work. But if you’re on the place that shall not be named, this works.
FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 weeks ago
I wish lemmy had the feature where you can mute all replies to a comment.
pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
Yes, that and the tagging of users.
FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 weeks ago
Also you can tag users.
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pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
Thanks, I didn’t realize that worked here. But I meant tagging a user as awesome or a troll or whatever. That way, when you kind of remember seeing the name and they seem like they’re trolling, I can tell right away if I’ve had previous interactions with them. RES was awesome for that.
FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 weeks ago
Sorry I see you replied before I edited my comment. Don’t feel forced as it isn’t that important but if you have the original study handy I’d appreciate a link because it sounds interesting.
pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
That was years ago. I’m sure I saved it on reddit, but I haven’t been back there since I switched. Sorry about that. It was a real study though, they were trying to figure out all of he social media trolling from Cambridge Analytica and all that. It might have been even earlier.