Before we dissect the tactics, we must define the player. An is a user who leverages their profile picture (the icon) as the primary vehicle for disruption during a chat conversation.
The arms race continues. Every patch Facebook creates to block offensive avatars, the trolls find a new exploit. The crop tool becomes a scalpel. The color filter becomes a poison dart. icon facebook chat troll
Change your own icon to a completely blank screen (pure #FFFFFF white or #000000 black). Reply to the troll with a single period. By removing all visual stimuli, you starve the troll of the visual chaos they crave. Before we dissect the tactics, we must define the player
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