Biography:Ken M
Ken M | |
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| Born | Kenneth McCarthy c. 1977 Florida |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Copywriter |
| Known for | Internet trolling |
Kenneth McCarthy (born c. 1980),[1] popularly known as Ken M, is an Internet troll known for his comments on news websites such as Yahoo! and The Huffington Post. Unlike the more common associations for the term troll on the internet, Ken's comments are usually benign, with his comments displaying a complete lack of understanding of the featured topic, while other commenters take him seriously.[2]
Ken M worked as a copywriter for Comedy Central and a columnist for College Humor[1] and started posting to comments sections as Ken M in 2011 on various websites, mostly Yahoo! and The Huffington Post.[3] He has said that his aim was to "turn a toxic space into a source of belly laughter."[1] His absurd comments over the years made him widely considered one of the most prolific Internet trolls ever,[1][4] gaining thousands of fans on Facebook, Twitter, his subreddit, and Tumblr where he posts screenshots of all his comments as HorseySurprise.[4][5] Ken M was named one of the most influential people on the Internet by Time (magazine) in 2016[4] and 'The Rembrandt of Yahoo Comment Trolling' by Uproxx.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Natasha Umer (October 3, 2015). "Tracking Down Ken M, One of the Internet's Most Accidentally Prolific Trolls". http://redditblog.com/2015/10/03/ken-m-interview-internet-troll.
- ↑ Edwards, Phil (2016-05-06). "The world's greatest internet troll explains his craft". Vox (website). https://www.vox.com/2016/5/6/11597960/ken-m-internet-troll.
- ↑ Kaila Hale-Stern (October 28, 2015). "Ken M Is The Most Epic Troll on the Internet". https://gizmodo.com/ken-m-is-the-most-epic-troll-on-the-internet-1739028329.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Samantha Grossman (March 16, 2016). "The 30 Most Influential People on the Internet". http://time.com/4258291/30-most-influential-people-on-the-internet-2016.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Caleb Reading (February 10, 2012). "Meet Ken M, The Rembrandt of Yahoo Comment Trolling". http://uproxx.com/webculture/ken-m-yahoo-comment-trolling.
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