A Survey on Troll Detection

Michele Tomaiuolo, Gianfranco Lombardo, Monica Mordonini, Stefano Cagnoni and Agostino Poggi
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Michele Tomaiuolo: Department of Engineering and Architecture, University of Parma, 43124 Parma, Italy
Gianfranco Lombardo: Department of Engineering and Architecture, University of Parma, 43124 Parma, Italy
Monica Mordonini: Department of Engineering and Architecture, University of Parma, 43124 Parma, Italy
Stefano Cagnoni: Department of Engineering and Architecture, University of Parma, 43124 Parma, Italy
Agostino Poggi: Department of Engineering and Architecture, University of Parma, 43124 Parma, Italy

Future Internet, 2020, vol. 12, issue 2, 1-14

Abstract: A troll is usually defined as somebody who provokes and offends people to make them angry, who wants to dominate any discussion or who tries to manipulate people’s opinions. The problems caused by such persons have increased with the diffusion of social media. Therefore, on the one hand, press bodies and magazines have begun to address the issue and to write articles about the phenomenon and its related problems while, on the other hand, universities and research centres have begun to study the features characterizing trolls and to look for solutions for their identification. This survey aims at introducing the main researches dedicated to the description of trolls and to the study and experimentation of methods for their detection.

Keywords: troll detection; antisocial behaviour; social media (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O3 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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