' Troll fatigue: ‘For whom the bell trolls ' In Scandinavian folklore, a troll is one of a class of supernatural creatures that dwell in caves or mountains and are depicted either as dwarfs or as giants. Since the late 1980s, the term Read more columns👇
In Scandinavian folklore, a troll is one of a class of supernatural creatures that dwell in caves or mountains and are depicted either as dwarfs or as giants. Since the late 1980s, the term has been adopted by Internet users to refer to those who intentionally antagonize others online by posting inflammatory, irrelevant, or offensive comments or other disruptive content.
Such revisionism unfortunately has caught the fancy of pandemic-weary Filipinos, some of whom have started to believe in the lies and are now championing the Dark Side. No Nazi lie could hide the inevitability of Germany’s collapse after sustaining back-to-back defeats toward the last quarter of the war.
Counterfeit truths can achieve a degree of credibility for a while but like their proponents are limited by an expiry date. Internet propaganda is akin to our favorite canned goods that carry the “best before” label. As vigilantism rises on the Internet to counter the purveyors of lies, the troll war is being won. Academics, the media, people’s organizations, religious groups, and even the martial law victims, are coming forward to counter the falsehoods.
“I cannot guarantee you that it will be peaceful. There will be one or two or three,” Duterte said, apparently referring to places where intense political rivalry could escalate into bloodshed.“I will go to areas ruled by so-called warlords. Believe me, I’ll go there.”