Internet meme trolls in Kerala

Internet Trolls In Kerala India

Since at least 2015, a number of Internet trolling communities have emerged in the Malayali community,[1][2] with increasing prevalence in the state of Kerala, India. This phenomenon is particularly prominent in the realms of politics,[3] cinema, cricket and football.[4] and regional issues. Trolls often employ memes to spread their messages across various social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.[5]

Malayalee and sometimes known by the demonym Keralite, a digital way of using social media to criticize democratically generally used to the Government, political parties in india, religious leaders, political leaders, cricket players, news channels, political organizations and filmmakers.[6][7]

Trolling groups in Kerala include Troll Malayalam[8] and International Chalu Union.[8][9]

## Page content[edit]

The pages post sarcastic memes on contemporary socio-political issues[10][11] and are almost on par or have overtaken the traditional forms of satires like cartoons and TV shows.[citation needed] These pages come up with memes (depicting an incident or about a public figure) which are of sarcastic nature within minutes the news breaks. Apart from providing humorous content, these pages act as a source of information of currents affairs to some set of people.[12]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "The curious case of the malayali troll". The Times of India. 29 March 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
2. ^ Mohan, Neethu (26 November 2018). "Kerala social media pages take sarcasm to a different level with memes". exchange4media. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
3. ^ Praveen, S. R. (14 March 2019). "With a tangy take on politics, memes spare none in Kerala". The Hindu. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
4. ^ "Kerala Collector trolls Germany fans after early World Cup exit". The Indian Express. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
5. ^ Research, IRA Academico (2016). "Trolls and Its Augmentation in the Cyber World of Kerala". International Journal of Management and Social Sciences. 3 (3).
6. ^ Gautham, S (8 May 2020). "Truth be trolled". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
7. ^ "Truth be trolled". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
8. ^ a b Navya, PK (30 January 2017). "The curious case of agenda-free volunteer trolls in Kerala". FactorDaily. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
9. ^ Nair, Shilpa (7 June 2016). "Trolling is hard work mate, say experts ICU and Troll Malayalam". The News Minute. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
10. ^ Kj, Vishnu. "DELINEATING SUBCULTURAL TROLLING: A STUDY ON MALAYALAM ONLINE TROLL COMMUNITIES". Retrieved 26 November 2023.
11. ^ Amalu, N.S. (2016). "Reading Between the Lines; an Analysis of Troll Language in Malayalam Cyber Space" (PDF). Notions. 7. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
12. ^ Cris (1 November 2018). "Meet the team that makes Kerala Police's Facebook page fun". The News Minute. Retrieved 26 November 2023.