With respect to the Internet, The Macquarie Dictionary (Sixth Edition, 2013) defines a troll as: 

troll¹

/troʊl/ (say trohl)

verb (t)

8. Internet to behave in the manner of a troll.

noun

13.  the act of trolling.

4. Internet

a.  someone who, protected by online anonymity, posts messages in a discussion forum, chat room, etc., which are designed to disrupt the normal flow of communication by being inflammatory or puzzling.
b.  such a message.

[Middle English trollen roll, stroll, from Old French troller, from Middle High German trollen; def. 16 variant of trawl, from the notion that originally people in a chat room identified newbies by asking questions that only a newbie would take seriously]

–troller, noun

OHPI specifically focuses on trolling that is related to causing reputational damage, encouraging self-harm, threats and intimidation, and spreading hate about a person or community.

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August 2020 – Combating Online Trolling

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