History Main / InternetJerk

** Most of the album ''Kamikaze'' is dedicated to people who were making fun of him on Twitter. The skit, in particular, dramatises Eminem driving over to the house of "some Website/{{Yahoo}} motherfucker" who complained about him [[StockRhymes rhyming "rhymes" with "chimes"]]. Eminem is proud that he'd ''actually'' rhymed two entire lines, and equally proud of himself for figuring out this guy's address.

** Most of the album ''Kamikaze'' is dedicated to people who were making fun of him on Twitter. The skit, in particular, dramatises Eminem driving over to the house of "some [[Website/{{Yahoo}} motherfucker" who complained about him [[StockRhymes rhyming "rhymes" with "chimes"]]. Eminem is proud that he'd ''actually'' rhymed two entire lines, and equally proud of himself for figuring out this guy's address.

* ''Series/TigerKing'': Joe's internet TV series was full of hateful screed, up to and including overt death threats, against his SitcomArchNemesis Carole Baskin. SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome occurs and it came back to bite him when these statements were [[spoiler:used as evidence against him in his murder-for-hire trial]].

* In ''Manga/{{Inuyashiki}}'' a bunch of these harass one of the two main characters´ mother until she commits suicide. Unfortunately for them, said main character is a cyborg able, among other things, to shoot people through computer and cellphone screens, no matter where they are, so he looks for them and kill them all in a cathartic troll hunt.

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Someone, under the cover of anonymity, acts like a {{jerk|ass}} on the Internet. Common techniques are [[InstantHumiliationJustAddYouTube derogatory videos]], insults and personal attack, doxxing, sexual or other harassment and in the most extreme cases death threats or [[WesternTerrorists plotting terrorist attacks]].

Often goes hand-in-hand with a SocialMediaIsBad message.

* ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnline'': Sugou Nobuyuki may very well be one of the worst examples in all of fiction. While most examples of this trope merely have those online acting as massive jerks which they could not get away with in real-life. Sugou sees being in a virtual world as the perfect excuse to bei a sadistic bastard, conducting inhumane experiments on players and making numerous attempts to sexually assault Asuna, before going for the full on AttemptedRape. And then Kirito finds out he's just as bad in the real world as he is online, when Sugou tries to kill him using a knife.

* ''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic'': The meninists in ''Film/MadMaxFuryRoad'' can only hurl abuse at women online, and instantly get nervous when they meet up with Curiosa. Doug also says in commentary that men who mansplain about women and other minorities have never actually tried to get the actual subject's opinion on anything.

The perception of jerks on the Internet has changed over time. Since people online cannot actually ''physically'' confront each other, [[FeetOfClay "Internet Tough Guy" used to be a synonym for people who talk a big game but cannot follow it up]]. However, during the 2010s an increased recognition of the harm that even purely verbal harassment can cause, instances of cyberbullying leading to suicides and of terrorists announcing their intentions online before actually carrying them out in RealLife have reduced the implication that an Internet jerk's words are mere show.

* ''Series/TigerKing'': Joe's internet TV series was full of hateful screed, up to and including overt death threats, against his SitcomArchNemesis Carole Baskin. RealityEnsues and it came back to bite him when these statements were [[spoiler:used as evidence against him in his murder-for-hire trial]].

* ''WebOriginal/MisterMetokur'': From "Internet Tough Guy: The Story of Tonka Trucks": No one is impressed by [[ForumSpeak Internet Tough Guy]] behavior. You look like a complete idiot challenging everyone to fights. Plus, in the rare case someone actually does take you up on your offer for a fight, [[MortonsFork any option ends up with the same bad outcome]]. You'll either have to put your ass on the line and likely lose, which means you'll get mocked:SEMICOLON: or sheepishly back down and reveal to the world that you're a complete coward and a liar, which means you'll get mocked.

* ''WesternAnimation/OurCartoonPresident'': Mark Zuckerberg's polite face to face, but once made [[Website/{{Facebook}} an entire website for cruelly judging people's looks.

The perception of jerks on the Internet has changed over time. Since people online cannot actually ''physically'' confront each other, [[FeetOfClay "Internet Tough Guy" used to be a synonym for people who talk a big game but cannot follow it up]]. During the 2010s an increased recognition of the harm that even purely verbal harassment can cause, instances of cyberbullying leading to suicides and of terrorists announcing their intentions online before actually carrying them out in RealLife have however reduced the implication that an Internet jerk's words are mere show.

* ''Radio/TrueCapitalist'': Whenever a troll makes fun of Texas, Ghost never fails to tell them that they'd get their asses kicked if they said that while in the state. He also frequently claims that he's in the process of seeking punitive damages for their trolling. Naturally, nobody believes a word of it.

* ''WesternAnimation/OurCartoonPresident'': Mark Zuckerberg's polite face to face, but once made an entire website for cruelly judging people's looks.
* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'': Gerald Broflovski 's secretly the Internet troll, skankhunt42, when he's off the computer he's such a [[DirtyCoward pussy]] he'd throw his five-year-old son under the bus to avoid getting into trouble with his wife.

!Examples

* ''WebVideo/DigimanzTheAdventureToo'': Davis learned that the [[ForumSpeak Internet Tough Guy]] {{Troll}}s the G.I.F.T. creates can often leak into the real world by inspiring people to be cruel even without the safety of internet anonymity, and the best way to fight this is to be more understanding of other human beings.

Someone, [[{{GIFT}} under the cover of anonymity]], acts like a {{jerk|ass}} on the Internet. Common techniques are [[InstantHumiliationJustAddYouTube derogatory videos]], insults and personal attack, doxxing, sexual or other harassment and in the most extreme cases death threats or [[WesternTerrorists plotting terrorist attacks]].

See also {{GIFT}}

* ''WebVideo/DigimanzTheAdventureToo'': Davis learned that the [[ForumSpeak Internet Tough Guy]] {{Troll}}s the {{GIFT}} creates can often leak into the real world by inspiring people to be cruel even without the safety of internet anonymity, and the best way to fight this is to be more understanding of other human beings.

* ''WebOriginal/MisterMetokur'': From "Internet Tough Guy: The Story of Tonka Trucks": No one is impressed by InternetJerk behavior. You look like a complete idiot challenging everyone to fights. Plus, in the rare case someone actually does take you up on your offer for a fight, [[MortonsFork any option ends up with the same bad outcome]]. You'll either have to put your ass on the line and likely lose, which means you'll get mocked:SEMICOLON: or sheepishly back down and reveal to the world that you're a complete coward and a liar, which means you'll get mocked.

* ''WebVideo/SwordArtOnlineAbridged'': This version of Kirito is an insufferable InternetToughGuy to compensate for how crappy his life is outside of VR, and part of his CharacterDevelopment over the first season is finding enough value in the friends he made in ''SAO'' to be willing to give up his ideal existence in the game to keep them safe.

* ''WebVideo/DigimanzTheAdventureToo'': Davis learned that the InternetToughGuy {{Troll}}s the {{GIFT}} creates can often leak into the real world by inspiring people to be cruel even without the safety of internet anonymity, and the best way to fight this is to be more understanding of other human beings.

* ''WebOriginal/MisterMetokur'': From "Internet Tough Guy: The Story of Tonka Trucks": No one is impressed by InternetToughGuy behavior. You look like a complete idiot challenging everyone to fights. Plus, in the rare case someone actually does take you up on your offer for a fight, [[MortonsFork any option ends up with the same bad outcome]]. You'll either have to put your ass on the line and likely lose, which means you'll get mocked:SEMICOLON: or sheepishly back down and reveal to the world that you're a complete coward and a liar, which means you'll get mocked.