Meaning of troll farm | Babel Free

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A group of Internet trolls organized in order to interfere in political opinions and decision-making.

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“These are some of the hallmarks of a so-called troll farm — a physical location where a collective of operators share⟳ computers and phones to jointly manage⟳ a pool of fake accounts as part of an influence⟳ operation.”

“Troll farms — professionalized groups that work⟳ in a coordinated fashion to post⟳ provocative content, often propaganda, to social networks— were still building massive audiences by running networks of Facebook pages.”

“Rally Forge ... established a domestic 'troll farm' in Phoenix, Arizona, that employed teenagers to churn out pro-Trump social media posts, some of which cast⟳ doubt⟳ on the integrity of the US election system or falsely charged Democrats with attempting to steal⟳ the election.”

“The scourge of “fake news”, pumped out by online bots and Russian troll farms, suggested that the authority of professional journalism had been fatally damaged by the rise⟳ of social media.”

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