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A tactic in which a perpetrator provokes or baits a target until the target responds with frustration or anger, then immediately frames that response as “harassment” to get the target punished. The perpetrator’s own prior provocation is concealed or denied, leaving only the target’s reactive outburst visible. On platforms like Discord and Reddit, this is a common way to weaponize reporting systems: the harasser stays within platform rules while goading the target into a rules‑violating reaction, then reports the reaction while omitting the context. Reactive harassment flips the script, making the victim appear as the aggressor.
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