What Does This Mean?
Short for 電話突撃 ("telephone assault"); phoning a company or organisation to complain or question its conduct, often en masse after a thread or post draws attention to it.
REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE
"After the thread went viral, the company's phone lines were swamped by 電凸."
LORE & ORIGIN
Per Niconico Pedia, 電凸 began on 2channel as an abbreviation of 電話突撃, used for phoning companies and others to complain or press them about their actions; 凸 stands for 突撃 and carried an aggressive nuance. Sources found give no first-use date or first case. Because coordinated calls can overload a business, the practice is controversial and may amount to harassment or obstruction of business.
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