The Best Way To Deal With Internet Trolls

Social media has had an exponential rise in recent times . It has brought the world to our fingertips and has made reaching out and connecting to people globally ,a very seamless process.People are not shying away from being vocal about their opinions on social media. This has encouraged and empowered people to talk about the pressing situations of the current times and to question any wrong doings of the system. But at the same time, social media has given a voice to people who make negative and hateful comments on various internet platforms to provoke reactions from people. As there is no regulation of comments on these platforms, these “internet trolls” hide behind their online personas and make these rude remarks . Their unfiltered comments can be very hurtful and insensitive. Trolling can cause a lot of anxiety and mental stress to users . There are many who take the opinions of these trolls seriously. This form of onlinebullying has a very strongand dangerous effect on people , especially the young bracket of users. Trolling has led to people causing self harm and even to the extent of suicide. We must all together ,be prepared to avoid or take down such trolls. People resort to witty and sarcastic replies to take them down. This is an effective temporary solution. This may also bring about an endless cycle of hateful comments and responses. Blocking them from our social media handles is also an effective way to keep them and their negativity out of our lives.But the best way to avoid trolls is to ignore them. The aim of their comments is to provoke reactions from the users. Not giving them this satisfaction , is the best way to deal with them. We should learn to not dignify their comments with our reactions or responses. The numbers of internet trolls are increasing by the day. Their veiled and false sense of security behind the screens of their computers and phones must not be empowered. The online community must join hands in fighting against this social evil and put an end to this bullying.