I wouldn't call it "pranking". I would call it a subversive action from a deep sarcastic view.
E.g. I'm pretty sure some people might think that "swatting" is a form of trolling.
E.g. I'm pretty sure some people might think that "swatting" is a form of trolling.
That was the OG trolling, you were wasting peoples time for laugh while they were educating you about something.
Term got hijacked and morphed into causing mental trauma to people.
One was harmless prank causing eye rolling, other mental trauma.