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[ NNSquad ] When Twitter attacks: how trolls use social media to silence
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 ..." - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein (lauren@vortex.com): http://www.vortex.com/lauren Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org/pfir-info Founder: - Network Neutrality Squad: http://www.nnsquad.org - PRIVACY Forum: http://www.vortex.com/privacy-info - Data Wisdom Explorers League: http://www.dwel.org - Global Coalition for Transparent Internet Performance: http://www.gctip.org Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy Lauren's Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com Google+: http://vortex.com/g+lauren / Twitter: http://vortex.com/t-lauren Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 / Skype: vortex.com _______________________________________________ nnsquad mailing list http://lists.nnsquad.org/mailman/listinfo/nnsquad