Post by Morreion on Oct 4, 2012 15:40:01 GMT -5
The day I confronted my troll (Guardian)
He drove me off Twitter, hacked my Facebook, and abused and terrified my family. Yet the biggest shock of all was meeting him
...I spoke to my friend at length. He told me how his son was always glued to his laptop, tablet or smartphone. How he couldn't watch a TV show without tweeting about it simultaneously. About how he'd become engrossed in conspiracy sites. It also became clear that the other two IP addresses had been used by his son.
He was horrified at what his son had done. Horrified, but not surprised. He wanted to call the authorities there and then and turn him in. But I said no.
This is fascinating, how internet anonymity can lead to such hatred. I imagine there's a lot of studies being done on this kind of sick thing.
