What Does This Mean?
突撃 (totsugeki, "charge, assault") is used on the Japanese internet for a sudden, often group visit to a blog, account, stream or thread to post comments, ask questions or pile in. The attitude ranges from playful (fans "charging" a friendly post) to hostile (a coordinated pile-on), and context decides which. It is the long form behind the shorter 凸.
REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE
""A fan group announced they would 突撃 the streamer's comment section after the finale aired.""
LORE & ORIGIN
Weblio defines 突撃 in its ordinary sense of rushing at an enemy position, which is the source of the figurative use. The net sense, entering a site or conversation en masse, is a recent term; no dated source found yet. The existing totsu and dentotsu entries cover the clipped 凸 and phone-call raids; this entry is the full word.
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