Trolls used to live exclusively under bridges in fairy tales but have since gone on to accomplish great things in the 21st century by establishing a noticeable presence on the world wide web.
Of course, these “great things” are only great in the eyes of a select few.
Trolls are not only a nuisance, but can be completely disruptive to otherwise worthwhile internet conversations. This is why RumbleTalk continues to work on features that help stop trolls from establishing a presence in your group chat.
Viewing a troll’s IP address
Our new feature allows RumbleTalk group chat administrators to view the IP addresses of any online participant.
An IP address is the numeric code that identifies a specific computer or set of computers.
When you are able to see the IP address of an unruly visitor of your group chat, you can then use that IP address to ban the user.
RumbleTalk group chat already has the ability to ban users by their IP address, but this feature is limited to function only when a user is currently logged in. The most adamant trolls can therefore log out to prevent being banned.
Our new feature has been developed as the next building block in the infrastructure to allow group chat administrators to ban trolls by IP addresses.
For now group chat administrators can view the IP address and in the near future administrators will be able to ban the user even if they are not logged in.
How to view an IP address in RumbleTalk group chat
To view the IP address of an unruly user, simply hover over the Ban by IP button in the user’s profile.
Group chat owners and administrators can use the Ban by IP button to ban that user immediately.
While this feature is sure to stop a troll from logging in with that specific connection, it should be noted that the troll could use a different computer or mobile connection to log back in.
Like I said before, trolls have become very good at their new occupation and we’re continuing to work on more features to block them and enhance your RumbleTalk group chat experience.