By my definition it’s harmless almost by definition. It’s meant to be fun mischief, otherwise it’s not really trolling. I suppose somebody could take it the wrong way but “I’m just trolling” should be enough to counteract that otherwise it’s something more serious.
The media latched on to the term in some time in the 2010s and equated it to serious online harassment but that’s not how it was originally used.
By my definition it’s harmless almost by definition. It’s meant to be fun mischief, otherwise it’s not really trolling. I suppose somebody could take it the wrong way but “I’m just trolling” should be enough to counteract that otherwise it’s something more serious.
The media latched on to the term in some time in the 2010s and equated it to serious online harassment but that’s not how it was originally used.