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A troll is someone who posts inflammatory or off-topic messages on social media. These trolls take advantage of the social media freedom they have to do whatever they like which is usually in bad taste. They are attention seekers and if you are not careful, they will get under your skin. In order to help you identify these trolls, Jumia Travel, the leading online travel agency, shares some of the types of trolls you may encounter online. The best way to deal with them is to ignore them.

The grammar police troll

They are simply looking for mistakes to correct. They do not care if you knowingly or unknowingly made the mistake. They just want to call you out on your poor grammar. The best response? Correct the mistake and say thank you!

The headline readers troll

Sometimes the headline of a news story is different from the content of the story. For these trolls, they only read headlines without delving into the meat of the story. Hence, they react based on a headline without knowing the full story.

The meme masters troll

They use the correct meme to express sarcasm. You cannot help but laugh even though the meme is directed at you.

The ITK troll

The I Too Know Trolls are very knowledgeable. Instead of using it to educate, he uses it to intimidate others. He never shies away from showing off his knowledge whenever he can.

The clap back troll

This is called trolling the troll. If you troll them, they have the perfect reply that will turn the table around. You will end up being embarrassed.

The chief abuser troll

If you check their comments, tweets, and posts, it is replete with abuses. They can abuse for Africa.

The everywhere troll

They have taken trolling as a job. You find them on Instagram, twitter, Snap, and Facebook trolling, They are everywhere just waiting for you!

The research troll

They are official fact social media checker. If you make any claims, they will do research just to verify it. God help you if it is false. In other cases, if a celebrity re-wears a particular attire, they will finish you that you start wondering if they are monitoring you.

Source: http://www.opinions.ng/8-types-trolls-may-encounter-social-media/

The research trolls:those ones can end ones career before it begins

kikiki

I belong to researcher Lalasticlala

No 1.
There was a day, i made a typo error.
One funny guy on Nairaland screen grabbed it and was using it to advertise my " Mr. Flex Herbal Tea for Men"

www.nairaland.com/2913203/herbal-tea-secrete-fathers-used-in-bed

Surely, these must be characteristics of the indomie generation. We, the adults have no time for trolls.

I pity people that pity people that are going through domestic violence in marriages.cos those people will turn back and insult you
if they leave the marriage will you provide the hummer
they will cry in?
PERSON WEY FIRE DEY BURN NA YOU GO TELL AM TO COMMOT HAND.WHEN E PAIN AM REACH E GO COMMOT AM.
HAPPY SUNDAY TO ALL MOTHERS OUT THERE.

I might be a teeny weeny little bit guilty of the grammar police trolling. Some people can murder english

Op, what of the book space troll?

I've got them here

Queenbeee:

rockcitie:
t ;Dt Surely, these must be characteristics of the indomie generation. We, the adults have no time for trolls.

Flexherbal:
No 1.
There was i day i made a typo error.
One funny guy on Nairaland screen grabbed is it and was using it to advertise my " Mr. Flex Herbal Tea for Men"

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RealDannie:
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rockcitie:
t ;Dt Surely, these must be characteristics of the indomie generation. We, the adults have no time for trolls.

na xo

9. The slow poke Trolls- This ones cannot troll without insult.

10. The Low life Trolls.- The inferior ones looking for attention

All na true....ayeleoo ibosi oo!!!

ok

lol

U forgot to add BMC Zombies

Hmm, ok.
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Add the Relationship trolls

Itk full nl

OP you are not totally correct. How does someone who helps you to straighten your facts become a troll?

I love the "research trolls". They help clean up the garbage that attention seeking bloggers throw around. They also deter future bloggers from littering the Internet with falsehood.

ItalianWine:
Op, what of the book space troll?

I've got them here

;

Babe chill Na, I've modified

OP u r on point, I luv meme trolls....

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the savages

Airforce1:
Keep modifying your comment all because of cheap "Likes" that it won't even get.

You be my person guy now. No beef at all

Trolls have two things in common, poverty and frustration

wat abt the TROLLY TROLLS...

Those that trolls for the sake of trolling

Tosyne2much wetin Airforce1 do u na U just dey troll the guy


Infact u are a type of troll too...troll who troll trolls