How to Deal With Trolling, Bots and Fake Accounts? Experts Answer!

[@cubeir]

There is always someone commenting under my videos which is bot for sure.

[@davec6244]

What I’m seeing recently is people spoofing other peoples accounts using the same name and profile pic then writing opposite views, trying to get reactions. Just happened to me in a live KZbin stream.

[@hybridvigour5982]

On KZbin live comments I had to block one after the other in a single session because there was a gang of them . As soon as I blocked, another would appear to continue the baiting. In the end I had to block everyone on that comments section. They were telling each other who to attack ,not by name but by number?!!! I assume they had software that identified contributors to the live chat by number ? Problem is, as a result these gangs or bots are losing customers for KZbin.

[@patriciairwin9491]

Still happening. I can't put 1 comment. Somehow, no matter where I leave one, someone comes to attack me. I have noticed a lot of them have similar names or a variation of the same name, as well as the same time period the accounts were made. If we can't have an opinion, on anything, anywhere, why should I or anyone else stay here?

[@Harley08]

Most of them create numerous Fake Pages to Troll.

[@colombiawithanita]

I got the same when talking against Meghan and Harry on a comment section, they went looking for my personal Facebook and Instagram with calls. You nice I told them I was recording the call, they got scared, but with the comments… they keep going.

[@Gravendarkholm]

Good information and awesome taste in music.

[@F-Secure]

Best of both worlds!

[@RobinTheMetaGod]

@@F-Secure There are no "trolls". You are just very stupid.

[@bconyon8069]

Great t shirt saw them live recently not having heard of them previously and throughly enjoyed them.

[@calidrid3376]

I wrote a melody they used on their album Evocation I. They still haven't sent me a t-shirt. :)

[@kgtmustang]

I was thinking the same thing. Maybe he also has an EPICA shirt.

[@MrNarak]

Eluveitie 🤘🏼☝️

[@russianbot4418]

I disagree with ignoring them. Engage them and get them so wound up and acting so over the top arrogantly stupid that no one can ignore it. That way you get a load of people reporting them every time the post no matter what they said. I've got a few to blow themselves up so hard that they had to restart their account 4 and 5 times due to YT shutting them down over and over due to the number of complaints they were getting hit with.

[@SuperAgentAB]

"Reporting them" they would do that instead.

[@RobinTheMetaGod]

There are no "trolls". You are just very stupid.

[@colombiawithanita]

I recorded a voice all from a troll and once I let them know they did panic. Why is that so?

[@patriciairwin9491]

There is a group of bots that seem to follow me around youtube and attack me anytime I post a comment. How are they doing this, and how do I block them all? Its obvious its the same person. What can I do? Ignoring and blocking them, result in them bringing another alt all made within the same months time period.

[@EvilFleesBeforeMe]

Is it possible to join someone elses streamyard live stream and have a fake video running? This happened to me, a guy joined my live stream on streamyard and spoke with his real voice (he was answering questions - but very laggy and full of glitches) but the video was of someone else. This became clear when the fake person in the video suddenly disappeared and the voice was still speaking and suddenly the person was there again after a few minutes. While he was gone, I could actually see someone standing next to the camera (they moved into the screen without noticing it for a couple of seconds) This person is trolling me pretending to be someone else. Is there anyone who could explain to me how they did that? Or how I can protect myself against fake videos?

[@shairaptor1865]

Hello, I've got a troll bot on my YT chn that follows me and won't leave me alone. When I block him, he just creates a new empty YT account and annoys me again "hi it's me again, hehehe, and I won't leave you alone, hehehe! :D", again, and again! I've blocked already over 100 accounts but he keeps popping up, ridiculing me with his obnoxious comments. I have anxiety disorder and panic, once he writes me again. He stalks me on YT. What can I do?

[@F-Secure]

Wow, that's really unfortunate, but also strange! Imagine the time and effort they use in order to create all those accounts. The best tool you have in your disposal is hiding their account. They wont know you've done it (they don't get notified by KZbin).

[@shairaptor1865]

@@F-Secure Thanks for your reply! Yes I do that, but since he doesn't get any replies, he creates a new account and writes me again. I bet it's a robot, not a human. Of course a human wrote the script (IF it's a troll bot), but I guess the account creation and commenting is automated. I'll try hiding hisaccounts and using the YT word block list , it has a strict modus/mode now which is great!

[@BaitPolice]

​@@shairaptor1865 using blocked words won't help because they can simply bypass it.

[@luciusmarcin8811]

Tnx for the information F-secure

[@F-Secure]

You're welcome!

[@adeebahseek8625]

Yeay... Eluveitie fan... 🤘

[@spirit_wolf1620]

I've been getting a lot of pervy comments from bots, 3 on my past 2 videos

[@F-Secure]

Yeah that happens to us too. Best to just report all of them.

[@PiousMoltar]

One does not have to deal with trolls. I would expect better from an Eluveitie fan.

[@F-Secure]

Unless you're about to cross a bridge.

I just report them, KZbin than seems to scan the comment and remove it. And for automatic spam uploaders, I just report 3 uploads because after 3 violations, the channel will get removed.

[@brrttaa]

Honestly just ignore trolls blocking them could give them the satisfaction of knowing you got frustrated

[@brrttaa]

@Stephanie Bots aren't that much of a problem

[@brrttaa]

@Stephanie It's not too much of a problem unless your target audience are kids

[@brrttaa]

@Stephanie Alright

[@resistor8735]

Lets say I wanted a secret that someone has figured out on youtube or somewhere kept from the public and debunked as professionally as possible. Is there a website or a company you can go to that specializes in that service? Thanks F-Secure

[@sickkksssnipes5434]

This is the future, ability to shred light on the generation of misinformation

[@RobinTheMetaGod]

There are no "trolls". You are just very stupid.

[@letsbehonest4221]

Its fun to reply to trolls and bots with random jibberish .. 😇

[@worldofanimations456]

Ikr

[@possiblar5083]

How do I get rid of them

[@PEDERSTEENBERG-nv2id]

Should be WARNING app .

[@lilsammich8252]

Great advice!

[@F-Secure]

Thanks!

[@Taneehl]

Thanks for the info. However, do we really need the frequent camera switches? It does not enhance the experience, and is, rather, a distracting detraction from the information.

[@riskitall7421]

Well you really didn’t need to use “, and is, rather,” but you did.

[@rainer1980]

A lot of troll accounts will have a certain obvious "profile picture" such as a cartoonish picture of a dog's face with fangs sticking out, or some kind of menacing photo to hint, "watch out; I'm probably going to attack you in case you didn't know better already." They'll try an bait you with questions that try to get you into an argument like, "Wow! You replied to this post after 5 years?" Or one time a troll tried to bait me by asking about my account name, "So Scolastic_Vibrations, what scholastic activities have you been up?" Of course, I didn't answer. I don't think most of them are a bunch of young Gen Z kids with too much time on their hands, but it has been said that a lot of Gen Z believes revenge, and being vindictive are virtues. You have to dismiss a lot of it because recent studies suggest over 60% of internet traffic are bots not people.

[@metalvideos1961]

o amazing band shirt.

[@americangold8591]

Can bots comment and argue

[@F-Secure]

They can, but often poorly. That's why many accounts that are labeled bots are actually not bots, but troll or "fake".

[@cubeir]

@@F-Secure There are some bots that are always asking for friendship :/

[@j.t.03]

@@cubeir yes very true. Not to mention that another giveaway is if they use poor grammar or type sentences that are no where close to being complete

[@stephenspark9358]

well that is an out dated opinion because now that everyone is in their homes stuff is going to get posted lol

[@gohantheultimate8493]

I'm a troll