Internet Trolling in Ghana
Edward Danso Ansong1, Tony Takyi2, Dominic Damoah3, E. Afum Ampomah4, Winfred Larkotey5
1Edward Danso Ansong, Institute of Computer Science Valley View University P.O.Box AF 595 Oyibi-Accra, Ghana
2Tony Takyi, Institute of Computer Science Valley View University P.O.Box AF 595 Oyibi-Accra, Ghana
3Dominic Damoah Institute of Computer Science Valley View University P.O.Box AF 595 Oyibi-Accra, Ghana
4E. Afum Ampomah, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology Kumasi-Ghana.
5Winfred Larkotey, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology Kumasi-Ghana.
Manuscript received on November 11, 2013. | Revised Manuscript received on November 15, 2013. | Manuscript published on November 25, 2013. | PP:42-43 | Volume-2 Issue-1, November 2013. | Retrieval Number: L05461011213/2013©BEIESP
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Abstract: This paper presents the definition and history of internet trolling as espoused by different views and some varied ways it is practiced. A link between the Ghanaian cyber communication space and this online practice is verified and substantiatedwith an empirical study with regards to some social media platforms. The social implications are analyzed and some recommendations are made.
Keywords: Trolling; troller; social media