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Well at least your trolls are paid. A lot of our trolls seem to be volunteers.

Probably the volunteer ones are the most realistic and dangerous.

Yup, I'm fairly sure the online Trump hype train was 10% trolls and 90% people tagging along for the ride.

Then again it died reeeally fast right after the election, so now I'm not sure anymore.

Or more abstractly: influencers and followers. What makes them trolls, exactly?

Also, no surprise things die down after an election, since it’s not the hot topic anymore.

How certain are you that they're actually volunteers?

Astroturf seems to be a lot more lifelike these days.

Take a browse through any EU geographical subreddit. The paid and unpaid trolls are easy to spot.