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The Kylie Chronicles: Anonymous vs. suicide trolls
A suicidal 15-year-old girl, a pair of trolls, Anti-Bullying Day, and Anonymous: They all came together overnight in a perfect storm of swift, social media justice. Curated by Lorraine Murphy (@raincoaster) for @dailydot
- Kylie Kylem is a 15-year-old high-school student and Twitter user, and she's in pain. For some "friends," that was enough reason to spend a few hours on social media trying to encourage her to commit suicide. That's when Anonymous stepped in and the trolls quickly learned what it meant to anger the Internet.
@aleenbaber They said and wrote on my desk sayin kill yourself i tried to ignore them but cant and i ran away from school- And that is when they struck. The account was @Haylie_Foster17, although at the time of the attack it was called KillYourselfKylie.
- @YayyImKyliebaby We hate you just die... From sara, jesse, Hayley, Cat, Josh, becca and others
- And with that, she went dark. The names listed above are her real-life schoolmates, who have been allegedly bullying her in real life.
- Another troll entered the fray, retweeting and goading the original.
- That's when Web vigilantes stepped in.
@YayyImKyliebaby Meet my friend @Ash6699 he's a great guy. He and I are PROUD to be your FRIENDS & we'll get to work on this problem NOW.
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- Elyse NoelleSome people aren't so lucky. I saw this girl's parents speak at AFSP's walk several years in a row and I encourage anyone moved by Kylie's story to click on...more2012-12-10T20:29:27.404Z
- Elyse NoelleSome people aren't so lucky. I saw this girl's parents speak at AFSP's walk several years in a row and I encourage anyone moved by Kylie's story to click on...Some people aren't so lucky. I saw this girl's parents speak at AFSP's walk several years in a row and I encourage anyone moved by Kylie's story to click on "Get involved" on this page to help stop people from encouraging suicide via the internet. http://suzyslaw.com/about-suzy/suzanne-gonzales/more2012-12-10T20:29:27.404Z
