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A Brief History of Political Trolling
What was once a fringe style of provocation is now a ubiquitous weapon.
In 2013, the U.S. comedian Sam Hyde conned his way into the speakers’ lineup of a TEDx event at Drexel University by posing as a documentary filmmaker who had shadowed female humanitarian aid workers in Mogadishu, Somalia. Appearing on stage in a red track suit and what appeared to be the breastplate of a Roman centurion Halloween costume, he proceeded not to give a presentation but to deliver a rant. …
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