The women abandoned to their online abusers
by Sandra Laville in London, Julia Carrie Wong in San from on (#1A37W)
They face harassment including death threats and racist abuse. Why are social media sites and police unable or unwilling to tackle the problem?
For the past 16 months, Suzanne Fernandes has been targeted online with racial abuse, pornography and death threats. The two individuals she believes are responsible share many similarities: an interest in far-right politics, an ability to create multiple anonymous fake social media accounts, and past convictions for extreme internet harassment.
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