Twitter is not the nicest place on the internet at the best of times, but even allowing for that, some people receive more abuse than others. A lot more.
Anita Sarkeesian, host of the Feminist Frequency series (which explores how women are depicted in video games), hasshared on her blog a snapshot of her online experience, in the form of a catalogue of every harassing and threatening tweet she received during the week of January 20-26. āIt can sometimes be difficult to effectively communicate just how bad this sustained intimidation campaign really isā, she writesā, and both the volume and tone of the tweets indeed do most of the talking
Below are just a handful of the examples she posted. A warning, though, these are pretty gross to read.
