Twitter kills Chris Brown, again.
A hoax death tweet by a faux news account sent the micro-blogging platform into a tizzy on the evening of April 26. Tweets curated by Fruzsina Eördögh (@FruzsE) for the @DailyDot
#RIPCHRISBROWN is trending because the youth are retarded and happen to be on twitter. It was tweeted by @mtvnevVs THAT'S TWO V's- Most Twitter users reacted with glee, sarcasm, or ambivalence.
Oh my God, I don't believe it. He overdosed after testing positive for HIV #RIPChrisBrown
Lol -> RT @ratchetunic0rn: My thoughts and prayers go out to the (Chris) Brown family. #RIPCHRISBROWN- Many waxed meta on the Twitter death hoax phenomenon. It's almost as if Twitter users have become desensitized to imaginary violence.
#RIPChrisBrown? Twitter kills more people than Frieza, Cell, and Majin Buu combined!
HOW DARE TWITTER TREND #RIPChrisBrown! Let's all beat women in rage of this trending topic!
'Blame Drake' and #RIPChrisBrown both trend on Twitter on the same day. The universe is finally starting to make sense.- But others were not amused by the hashtag. AT ALL.
- Others couldn't help but mention Rihanna.
#RIPChrisBrown In sadder, more unfortunate news, Rihanna was found alive today in her Los Angeles home. More news to follow.
#RIPChrisBrown, Im Sure When They Release Your "Greatest Hits" Album Rihanna Will Be On The Front Cover- #RIPChrisBrown In his memory, let's remember some of his biggest hits to date + the only thing he'd be remembered for: twitpic.com/9e7o5y
- In fact, most popular tweets mentioning #RIPChrisBrown were about Rihanna. The public, or at least Twitter, has yet to forgot about the domestic violence incident that took place between the couple three years ago.
