Nile's Reflection
1 We watched the "I am a Witness" video in class. In class, we discussed Internet trolls and what their goal is online. The main goal for internet trolls is to get a response from the person they are trolling. This will make the troll seem stronger and higher than the victim.
2 This topic reminds me of cyber bullying because the main goal of internet trolls is to gain popularity and "authority."
3 As I am not ALL out on social media, I couldn't find myself at all -- at least by name. There are lots of people who have the same name but a different age. So I appear as many people.
4 People may perceive me as an average human being. As far as I could see, no one seemed to have any records or suspicious backgrounds that employers would look for.
5 The goal of internet trolls is simply to get a response from other users so they can look bigger and more important than everyone else. Internet trolls are just bullies, since bullies always look better when their victim responds with anything.
6 The positive results of online anonymity is that you can always appear to be no one or anyone to other users. You won't appear to be who you actually are as a real human when you are online. However, a negative result of online anonymity is that you can be easily tracked down with a simple IP address. This can actually be positive, too because trolls or suspects can be tracked down.
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