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

[John Newman]

They clearly trolled you with the name of the game, so idk...

On September 16, 2019 8:58:17 PM UTC, lolwut <lolwut9001 at cock.li> wrote:
>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.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: cypherpunks [mailto:cypherpunks-bounces at lists.cpunks.org] On
>Behalf Of grarpamp
>Sent: Sunday, 15 September, 2019 12:19 AM
>To: cypherpunks at cpunks.org
>Subject: Troll Factory game teaches you how fake news is spread & why
>
>---------- Forwarded message ----------
>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
>E: jarno.koponen at yle.fi
>W: +358401290074
>L: https://fi.linkedin.com/in/jarnokoponen
>T: https://twitter.com/ilparone
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