I always see internet trolls writing hateful messages whenever a celebrity posts something on social media. But it's not just famous people they target.
One time, I commented on my local football team's post and one of their supporters bit my head off with comments like, “You don’t know anything about football” and “Delete your account now!”
When I tried to stand up for myself, they went ballistic and harassed me with way more violent messages. This cyberbully even sent me private messages saying they knew where I lived and threatened to find me!
It can’t be nice being a target of online hate, and Jason's experience is very common. People tend to deal with internet trolls and cyberbullies differently and not everyone agrees on which method is the best.Some people would argue that we should try to respond to trolls and cyberbullies to get them to stop. On the other hand, standing up for yourself will only feed the trolls, which might lead to further harassment and threats.Others suggest an opposite tactic. Their viewpoint is that it is better to just ignore trolls completely or block their account so that they can no longer see your profile. In my opinion, blocking trolls may not work as they could simply create a new account and start cyberbullying again.If I were Jason, I wouldn't respond. Instead, I would document everything they write, then report bullying to the moderators of that app.