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[ PRIVACY Forum ] When Twitter attacks: how trolls use social media
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Tue Feb 5 00:54:30 2013
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When Twitter attacks: how trolls use social media to silence
http://j.mp/VG1gJG (SFGate)
"Such was the case this weekend in the Twitter feed of Clara Jeffery,
co-editor of Mother Jones. On Saturday, Navy SEAL Chris Kyle,
described as the the most lethal sniper in American military history,
was shot and killed at a Texas gun range, reportedly by a former
Marine suffering from post traumatic stress disorder. Jeffery
tweeted: "So much for good/talented guy with a gun being able to stop
mentally ill guy with a gun." It was an apparent rebuttal to NRA
Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre's now famous quote in the wake
of the Newtown tragedy: "The only thing that stops a bad guy with a
gun is a good guy with a gun." But the reaction to Jeffery's tweet
was swift and vicious, soon turning misogynistic and threatening,
particularly after the responders realized she had a child. You can
read much of the unedited responses here (or if you dig down here).
But these are a few of the nastiest lowlights ..."
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