There are several different words that I might use to describe someone behaving like an Internet troll, depending on the specific behavior.
If the person is merely being annoying or mildly irritating, I would probably call them obnoxious or just plain rude.
Internet trolls often intentionally create conflict for their own amusement. I would call this being contentious, argumentative, or possibly contrarian (objecting to an idea solely because it came from someone else and not from him/her).
In many cases, Internet trolls will derail a discussion with personal attacks, criticizing a person rather than his or her viewpoint. I might say this person is being mean or derogatory, or in more extreme cases, hateful or vile. This sort of person might also be making comments that are racist, homophobic, or misogynistic (insulting to women).
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