Article 53R3T Can trolling ever be charming – or are 'good' trolls still a complete nuisance?

Can trolling ever be charming – or are 'good' trolls still a complete nuisance?

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Adrienne Matei
from Technology | The Guardian on (#53R3T)

The famed poster CartoonsHateHer has become a viral star for her good' trolling, but not everyone finds her creations funny

The benevolent troll-queen of the internet prefers to remain anonymous, but here's what we know: the 30-year-old US-based cartoonist and internet personality who goes by the alias CartoonsHateHer (let's call her CHH for short) has, over the years, published hundreds of posts to online forums like Reddit under various alternate identities.

These posts have often gone viral - thanks largely to CHH's masterly navigation of the line between absurdity and believability. Essentially, she pretends to be someone else online - for the lols.

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