How it feels to be at the centre of an internet kidnapping conspiracy
by Elena Cresci from Technology | The Guardian on (#1PY7J)
When Marina Joyce uploaded a YouTube video advertising some dresses, the last thing she expected was that it would put her at the centre of a conspiracy
What do you do when the internet decides you've been kidnapped?
It sounds like a strange question, and it is. Yet that's what happened to the 19-year-old Marina Joyce. Somehow, a video about some dresses turned into a huge conspiracy theory involving her friends, family and even the police. Then people online turned on Marina herself, accusing her of planning the entire thing. How did it happen?
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