Anonymous ‘trolling day’ against Isis begins, with group’s ‘day of rage’ mostly consisting of posting mocking memes
Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Anonymous has begun a “trolling day” against Isis, which largely consists of sharing mocking memes. Much of the activity on social media during the trolling day consists of pictures of Isis edited to have embarrassing things in them, including pictures of militants with ducks Photoshopped over their heads. Many of the accounts are also referring to the group as “Daeshbags” — a joke referencing another of the names that is used for Isis, Daesh. The group has previously said that the trolling day was intended to counteract the “fear” that Isis uses to spread.
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