Troll Cabal

Troll Cabal (also written, especially on Twitter, as #TrollCabal) is a nonprofit advocacy group of Nigerians that use Twitter to try to bring about social change through what it defines as "harmless trolling," making mockery "of the drama that characterizes Nigeria's political space," providing a "counter-narrative that is non-violent and at the same time humorous".[1] It has also been described offhandedly as "an online movement which parodies the happenings in the Nigerian State."[2][3]

Founding and constitution

According to Nwachukwu Egbunike, the second "Convener," the group was founded in 2014 in response to the prevailing attitude on Nigerian twitter where so-called "overlords" who spoke on behalf of politicians dominated and distorted discourse in favour of their candidates. "Twitter soon morphed from being simply a networked public square to a theater of political battle."[4]

It is made up of Nigerian Twitter users from diverse ethnic nationalities, political leanings and cultural sympathies[5][6] and thrives on "the community’s mastery of sarcasm, wit, parody, and playful performance in the criticism of political, social, and cultural anomalies."[7]

The organisation has as its head a "Convener" elected to a one-year term by users on Twitter.[8]

The last elections were held on the week of March 24, 2017.[9]

Conveners

The founder and pioneering Convener was Ikenna Okonkwo (@FailedRift), a geologist, university lecturer, blogger and social media aficionado (2014-2015).

The second Convener was Nwachukwu Egbunike (@feathersproject), a poet, social media scholar and publisher (2015-2016).[10][11]

The third Convener was also the first female to lead the #TrollCabal, Irene Nwaukwa (@cremechic11) who resides in Nairobi, Kenya.[12] (2016-2017)

The current convener is Ose Anenih (@PapaDonkee) whose election also ushered in the position of a "Vice Convener" (now occupied by Yemi Adesanya: @toyosilagos) for the first time.[13]

References

  1. ↑ "#TrollCabal Redefines Trolling on Nigerian Twitter · Global Voices". Global Voices. 2016-03-23. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  2. ↑ "Why #TrollCabal Is Trending On Twitter". The Brief. 2017-03-26. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
  3. ↑ "#Troll Cabal 2017 Convener: The debate, The Elections, and what it means for political satire in Nigeria". Breaking Times. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
  4. ↑ "#TrollCabal Redefines Trolling on Nigerian Twitter · Global Voices". Global Voices. 2016-03-23. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  5. ↑ "It's 2017, What is #TrollCabal and why is it on #TwitterNG? | TechCity". www.techcityng.com. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  6. ↑ feathersproject (2015-06-24). "#TrollCabal and a New Conceptualization of Trolling". FEATHERS PROJECT. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  7. ↑ "Opinion: The Internet of trolls | #TrollCabal and the Civic Commons - YNaija". YNaija. 2017-04-05. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  8. ↑ "It's 2017, What the hell is TrollCabal and why is it on TwitterNG? - The latest technology news and reviews, covering computing, home entertainment systems, gadgets and more". The latest technology news and reviews, covering computing, home entertainment systems, gadgets and more. 2017-03-25. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
  9. ↑ "Why #TrollCabal Is Trending On Twitter". The Brief. 2017-03-26. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
  10. ↑ "#TrollCabal Redefines Trolling on Nigerian Twitter · Global Voices". Global Voices. 2016-03-23. Retrieved 2017-04-26.
  11. ↑ feathersproject (2015-06-24). "#TrollCabal and a New Conceptualization of Trolling". FEATHERS PROJECT. Retrieved 2017-04-26.
  12. ↑ "#TrollCabal Redefines Trolling on Nigerian Twitter · Global Voices". Global Voices. 2016-03-23. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  13. ↑ Papadonkee (2017-03-18). "Abuja Politics: IF A TROLL BE WASHED AWAY BY THE SEA, THE CABAL IS THE LESS". Abuja Politics. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.