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Does anyone else notice an uptick of extreme troll accounts? (lemmy.world)

submitted 7 months ago by ettyblatant@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I swear, ~~every time~~ most of the time I see someone being particularly rude, ignorant, and inappropriate on a post (usually political in origin, or they swing it to being political) I click on their profile and see it has been created that same day.

They are only there to sow discord. Only to piss people off. Idk if we can just report them (for what?) but I'd like to try exposing them before responding and interacting..

I am guilty of gobbling up the bait. I've started looking at profiles of people that piss me off exceptionally and noticed they're burner bot loser accounts.

I guess i just want to say I've noticed it!

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[–] magnetosphere@fedia.io 6 points 7 months ago (3 children)

All they want is attention. I simply don’t give them the satisfaction of a response. They get bored and move on.

[–] bam13302@ttrpg.network 5 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Do they just want attention? Or are they malicious actors from those that consider Lemmy competition?

[–] Syn_Attck@lemmy.today 7 points 7 months ago

They're malicious actors, but reddit is just as bad right now. It'll die down to more organic hate after the elections.

[–] magnetosphere@fedia.io 6 points 7 months ago

Even if they’re malicious actors, they want attention just the same. They want to lure you into a bad faith “debate” so they can spread their propaganda. Either way, the solution is the same - ignore them. Don’t give them the opportunity to reply and promote more bullshit.