Top Reasons For Trolling Include Boredom & Amusement

(Telegraph) - People troll on Twitter and Facebook because of seven reasons including boredom, amusement and revenge, according to experts.

In a study looking at 4,000 online cases of trolling, linguist expert Dr Claire Hardaker found culprits were from all ages and backgrounds.

Dr Hardraker of Lancaster University's Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences said: “Aggression, deception and manipulation are increasingly part of online interaction, yet many users are unaware not only that some of these behaviours exist, but of how destructive and insidious they can be.

“An incredible amount of time and strategy can be involved in trolling, as my research into the techniques they use highlights."

She found people trolled for seven main reasons, such as digressing from a topic at hand and moving onto sensitive issues.

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