Brigading (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun Digital Technology.
  1. the practice of organizing or participating in a coordinated campaign of online harassment against a targeted individual or group, especially on social media: Female streamers and members or allies of marginalized groups are targeted more often and suffer more persistent brigading on their channels.
  2. the practice of manipulating an online poll with an organized campaign of favorable or unfavorable votes, often as a general statement of approval or disapproval for a group, an individual, or their beliefs and affiliations rather than a genuine opinion about a specific question: The movie was a target of vote brigading in the first week of its release, dragging its rating down even though it was popular among audiences in the theater.
Brigading (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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