Editing Troll (slang) (section)

=== India ===
According to journalist Swati Chaturvedi and others, the ruling [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) runs networks of social media trolls tasked with intimidating political opponents.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kazmin |first=Amy |date=February 20, 2017 |title='I Am a Troll' by Swati Chaturvedi |url=https://www.ft.com/content/6dd90462-e3bd-11e6-8405-9e5580d6e5fb |access-date=2023-07-19 |website=Financial Times}}</ref>

[[Hindi cinema|Bollywood]] celebrities can face strong social media backlash for their political comments.<ref name=":4">{{Cite journal |last=Mitra |first=Sreya |date=2020-09-15 |title=Discourses of Hindi film fandom and the confluence of the popular, the public, and the political |url=https://journal.transformativeworks.org/index.php/twc/article/view/1775 |journal=Transformative Works and Cultures |language=en |volume=34 |doi=10.3983/twc.2020.1775 |s2cid=224909712 |issn=1941-2258|doi-access=free }}</ref> When actor [[Shah Rukh Khan]] criticized the country's intolerance and called for secularism, many promoted a boycott of his upcoming movie, including several right-wing politicians, one of whom compared Khan to a terrorist.<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=2015-11-04 |title=Yogi Adityanath slams SRK, compares him with Hafiz Saeed |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/Yogi-Adityanath-attacks-Shah-Rukh-Khan-compares-him-with-Hafiz-Saeed/article60270849.ece |access-date=2023-07-19 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> In 2015, when the [[Maharashtra]] state government banned the sale and consumption of cattle meat (reflecting Hindu beliefs), online trolls attacked stars who criticized the law; actor [[Rishi Kapoor]] received insults and had his Hindu faith questioned.<ref name=":4" /> Though the death sentence of convicted terrorist [[Yakub Memon]] was criticized by "many", including human rights activists and a former Supreme Court chief justice, Bollywood star [[Salman Khan]] received "overwhelming" online anger for expressing the same views; the trolling spilled over into real life, with some protestors burning his effigy.<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=2015-07-26 |title=Salman defends Yakub, says hang Tiger Memon |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/salman-defends-yakub-says-hang-tiger-memon/article7466723.ece |access-date=2023-07-19 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mathew |first=Suresh |date=2015-07-27 |title=Why Exactly Are We Outraged By Salman Khan's Tweets on Memon? |url=https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/why-exactly-are-we-outraged-by-salman-khans-tweets-on-memon |access-date=2023-07-19 |website=TheQuint |language=en}}</ref>

Newslaundry covered the phenomenon of "Twitter trolling" in its "Criticles",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newslaundry.com/2013/02/18/taking-on-the-trolls/|title=Taking On The Trolls|author=Ashoka Prasad|work=Newslaundry|date=18 February 2013 }}</ref> also characterizing Twitter trolls in its weekly podcasts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newslaundry.com/2015/07/17/nl-hafta-episode-24/|title=NL Hafta – Episode 24|date=17 July 2015|work=Newslaundry}}</ref>

The troll community of [[Kerala]] has birthed some troll slang in [[Malayalam]] due to the use of such new words in trolling events that have become viral; some examples are ''Kummanadi'' ("using public transportation without a ticket"), ''OMKV'' ("GTFO"), and ''kiduve'' or ''kidu'' ("cool"; "awesome").<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2017/dec/01/whats-my-name-kochi-metro-mascot-asks-public-malayalees-call-it-kummanana-1715605.html |title=What's my name, Kochi Metro Mascot asks public; Malayalees call it 'Kummanana' |publisher=The New Indian Express |date=2017-12-01 |access-date=2023-12-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.akshharam.com/blog-detail/malayalam-slang-words-every-indian-must-know | title=Malayalam Slang Words Every Indian Must Know }}</ref>