Troll Factory game teaches you how fake news is spread & why

[lolwut]

This is not the correct definition of "trolling". Trolling is a form of online pranking; it is starting arguments, derailing conversations, and making people angry for the troll's own amusement. What is simulated in that little game is more like paid political provocation, which is done for money or politics, but not for the person's own amusement.

There is nothing inherently wrong with the game itself, but they should change the name from "Troll Factory" to something else, and remove all references to "trolling" if they want to keep from looking like ignorant dolts.

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From: Jarno Mikael Koponen <jarno.koponen at gmail.com>

We have here at Yle developed an online game Troll Factory that turns people into professional online trolls in order to help them learn about information wars. You can play the game here: https://trollfactory.yle.fi/

TechCrunch just wrote about the game: This game uses troll tactics to teach critical thinking https://techcrunch.com/2019/09/13/this-game-uses-troll-tactics-to-teach-critical-thinking/

And: https://twitter.com/ilparone/status/1172491208821788673?s=20

Feel free to share! And would love to hear your thoughts! -Jarno M.

Jarno M. Koponen
Head of AI & Personalization, Yle News Lab
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