trolls in cyberspace, filipinos no 1 as facebook user

1. DARNA IN
CYBERSPACE
FILIPINOS AS
NETIZENS. FACTORS
AFFECTING THEIR
BEHAVIOR
MILEN SANTIAGO RAMOS MA MSc PhD
Psychserv, Inc
CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY -* NEUROSCIENCE * CRIMINOLOGY

2. 15th EdukCircle Psychology and
Media Convention
September 08, 2018
Venue: AFP Theater

3. DARNA: The Original Filipino Superheroine
Mars Ravelo created the first images of Darna before
World War II (late 1939), as the character's
predecessor Varga.
Mars Ravelo (1916-1988), then young pioneering
illustrator from Tanza, Cavite, thought of creating a
female counterpart for Superman because he believed
in the concept that America is "male" and the
Philippines, then a colony of the US, is "female".
There were claims that Darna was a copy, or less-
charitably, a rip -off of William Moulton Marston's
Wonder Woman (first appearance on All Star Comics,
No. 8, December 1941). But people who have spoken
with Ravelo personally claimed that the Filipino comics
legend based Darna on his own mother who raised him
single-handedly.

4. Philippines
Facebook capital of the
world
most active nation
online in Southeast Asia
(SEA)

6. 47 percent of those surveyed in the Philippines
said they spent at least 16 hours a week on
the internet. Malaysia came in second at 42
percent. This is despite the Philippines having
one of the slowest internet connections in the
world
“High levels of literacy among the
population, and higher percentage
of population who are technology-
savvy compared to other regions,
[which results in] good adoption of
newer forms of content and
platforms on the internet.”

7. With the globally dispersed nature of the
Filipino population, there is probably a
high need to be socially connected
the gadget of choice is one and the
same: the smartphone
The survey also found that the majority
in the region will abandon a site if it
takes too long to load. The Philippines,
however, is an exception: “Filipinos are
more tolerant and patient if the site loads
a bit slower. Average users in
Philippines are willing to wait four to five
seconds longer than users in other SEA
countries

8. The study found that social media and
shopping seem to go hand-in-hand across
the majority in the region, with consumers
researching, through family, friends, and
other contacts, what they think of certain
products. (Singapore is an exception, as the
majority of the population use social media
more to look for online coupons instead of
shopping advice).
more consumers expect access to be faster
on a mobile device rather than a desktop or
laptop computer. This parallels the
dominance of the smartphone to access the
internet in the region
67 percent of the population saying that they
want a website to remember that they’ve
been there before, and therefore make
recommendations based on their previous
visits.

9. dominance of social media platforms among
online consumers, “brands and business can
use this information to appropriately spend their
marketing budgets and improve their customer
acquisition rates,”
The study’s findings can also guide content
owners to create services—videos, news,
games—that can be accessed by online
users while staying on the social media
platforms they are so used to

10. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT TROLLS CAN HAVE TWO SIDES:
AS "ROGUES" WHO OPENLY DISREGARD CONVENTIONAL
SOCIAL NORMS, AND
IRONICALLY, AS "COPS" WHO POLICE BEHAVIOR ONLINE.
Filipino social media users behave aggressively
online when they can be normally civil people offline
Maria Corinna Escartin, Univ of the Philippines. Philippine Sociological Review
Aggression is the common defining feature of an internet troll.
Respondents in Escartin's study describe a troll as a
"professional day-ruiner," one who posts annoying or insulting
posts in an aggressive manner

11. First type of troll
trolls as "individuals who take advantage of an
opportunity to criticize by ridiculing a subject," while
some say trolls are those who feel "too privileged" to
express insulting remarks
Second line of troll
Policing online behavior.
a post is considered "trollable" if it expresses a "stupid"
idea or is inappropriate and offensive. Posts that are
insensitive or "self-important", or those that are
considered too dramatic, hypocritical, or shallow – like
posting publicly about matters that ought to be kept
private – are also magnets for trolls.

12. First type
respondents perceive trolls as "individuals who take
advantage of an opportunity to criticize by ridiculing a
subject," while some say trolls are those who feel "too
privileged" to express insulting remarks
There s a predictable pattern of behavior online: they
provoke other users through inflammatory comments,
then attack aggressively when called out on it. By
resorting to insults and attacks, they effectively hijack
the discussion
While most Filipinos would think twice about insulting
someone in real life, the protection provided by the
internet makes it easy for online users to dissociate
and defy social expectations.
With a faceless crowd plus your own personal
anonymity, it's easier for individuals to break the rules
of the prescribed ways of interacting with others.

13. But why break the social rules in the first place? For Escartin's
respondents – who themselves admit to trolling – it’s all
about the "rush" and personal amusement they
feel when people notice their posts.
In a way, Escartin said, trolling is a performance: trolls thrive
on attention, and their behavior aims to get a
reaction from other people. And trolling isn't a
particularly difficult performance – to be effective, after
all, one just needs to know how to be annoying,
obnoxious, and insulting.
That they derive personal satisfaction from causing distress
may indicate that trolls are sadists, according to a
2014 study

14. Erin E Buckels of the University of Manitoba in
Winnipeg found that the
correlation between sadism and trolling was
"so strong that it might be said that online
trolls are prototypical everyday sadists.“
"Both trolls and sadists feel sadistic glee at the
distress of others. Sadists just want to have
fun...and the internet is their playground!" the
researchers wrote.

15. Second type troll
According to Escartin's respondents, a post is
considered "trollable" if it expresses a "stupid"
idea or is inappropriate and offensive.
Posts that are insensitive or "self-important", or
those that are considered too dramatic,
hypocritical, or shallow – like posting publicly
about matters that ought to be kept private – are
also magnets for trolls.
One particular target of trolls? Anything related
to the jejemon subculture.

16. "Trolls really pounce on the jejemon culture because it
provides a very stark difference to how Filipinos dress,
write, or speak.
When asked why they troll, the common answer: I troll
because I'm irritated by this post.
This suggests that the irritation comes from knowing that a
particular post doesn't adhere to social norms. For
instance, posts that make fun of murder or rape get trolled,
precisely because these don't adhere to what's considered
socially acceptable standards.
In this way, trolls act as "cops" who police online behavior,
This also explains why many of her respondents are
unapologetic about their actions, even if their posts are
mean and downright hurtful. They see trolling as giving
someone a taste of their own medicine, seeing their role as
cops who keep the worse trolls in line.

17. By openly flouting conventional norms, trolls exhibit a "rogue" and
deviant side. But some users act as "cops" and justify trolling as a
productive exercise if they can correct "misguided views.“
"When certain normative boundaries are crossed, respondents felt
that condescending or imposing comments should also be trolled. [A
comment] is trolled when it imposes one's idea as if it is the truth and
not an opinion anymore, more so when it is a false claim
Trolls consider themselves to be part of the "in" crowd, and by trolling,
they want to push an agenda so that others can think, behave, and
act like them.
But if they simply want to raise an alternative point of view, why not
just lay out the facts in a calm, logical manner? This is where the
performative aspect comes into play – negative posts, after all, tend
to get more attention.
"Some think trolling is justifiable if it pushes a certain discourse.
Because there's no accountability for them online, and they want their
posts to have impact, they resort to negative comments and insults

18. SIX (6) TYPES OF TROLL
• Title Tattler
• Spammer Crammer
• Meme Master
• Word Warrior
• Curse Caster
• Profile Pretender

19. Title Tattler
These are the people who form angry
comments based on nothing more
than an article's title alone.
Despite knowing that the post is a link
and more context must be sought by
clicking on and reading the article in
its entirety, they choose to form
judgments on what the entire article is
about based solely on the 5 or 6
words written at the top

20. Spammer Crammer
Perhaps the most common among all the trolls that can be
found online, these people are ever-present in any given
article.
So strictly consistent is their message that there can be no
better description of it other than "copy-paste." The exact
same words are repeated on every single thread – God
forbid one story should be left without an angry comment.
They are usually easy to spot: copy-pasted message,
posted on all related and non-related articles, commented
on every single page possible. At times, they even
mistakenly include the name of a competing page along
with their message, not bothering to care who they're
spamming.

21. Meme Master
Often, memes are harmless and just add a bit of
humor to our lives.
But trolls, never to be outdone by any other
internet species, have taken memes further than
ever before, turning the tables with such agility
that nobody can truly discern the exact moment
the memes goes from funny to malicious.
You can see these people taking seemingly
innocent photos they find online, and imprinting
hateful, foul, and usually baseless accusations
onto the image. This image is then presented to
the world at every possible opportunity.

22. Word Warrior
Trolls, however, seem to have the
power of turning everything they
touch into toxic waste. What should
be a lively discussion of differing
ideas among civil company all too
quickly turns into a shouting match
between two people whose caps
lock buttons are perpetually
activated.

23. There are two sub-species of these kind of trolls:
bandwagon riders: These are the people who see a comment that is
to their liking and must, vehemently and with every fiber of their being,
agree. They are not often the author of instigating comments.
While the author of the first comment is usually someone who can still be
reasoned with, these hitchhikers' talents lie in their well-practiced ability to
disregard any possible form of sensible thought that goes against them and
to repeat, and repeat, and repeat the same sentiments they first started
with.
caps lock typers: Whatever one camp posts, the other camp must
turn their sentiment around and type it back at them all in capital letters.
This is presumably to show all the world just how passionately they think
the other person is wrong.
For both cases, any attempt at sensible argumentation is given up in favor
of the online version of an angry, senseless yell.

24. Curse Caster
Perhaps the troll whose sensibility is most difficult to
defend, these people don't even bother with any of the
other possible forms of trolling. They really don't seem
to bother with any form of actual thought.
The phrase "use your words" means little to them
beyond curses typed out without any explanation as to
their anger or irritation.
In a stream filled with all types and styles of comments,
they distinctly stand out in form rather than substance:
One curse word is all they need to hold the reader in an
entranced state of confusion and leave the world
wondering just what exactly is wrong.

25. Profile Pretender
To the average reader, whose interaction with the comment section is
a leisurely stroll in the park, these accounts wouldn't rouse one's
curiosity.
But that's the genius of these types of trolls. They pretend to be real
people, and can actually pull it off to some degree. However, closer
inspection will reveal the thin layer of faux-skin and, a little further on,
the robotic skeleton behind every comment.
Checking out their profiles, you'll only find generic photos (usually
cartoons); only about 25 friends who all seem disconnected from each
other; and no substantial posts to prove any semblance of a normal
life.
These types of trolls set up multiple fake accounts for the purpose of
commenting and backing up their own comments. Because, after all,
if you don't support yourself... who else will?

26. I was trolled
over a word

27. remember this
picture

30. DOUCHE NOZZLE

31. A douche is a device used to introduce a stream of water into
the body for medical or hygienic reasons, or the stream of water
itself. Douche usually refers to vaginal irrigation, the rinsing of
the vagina, but it can also refer to the rinsing of any body cavity.
A douche bag is a piece of equipment for douching—a bag for
holding the fluid used in douching. To avoid transferring
intestinal bacteria into the vagina, the same bag must not be
used for an enema and a vaginal douche

32. douche
noun
1.
a shower of water.
"a daily douche"
2.
NORTH AMERICANinformal
an obnoxious or contemptible person
(typically used of a man).
"that guy is such a douche"
verb
1.
spray or shower with water.

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