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BBC sends security guards to protect journalist after attack on Twitter

17:32 Nov 25 2015 London, UK

  Violation: Repeated harassment   Violation: Abusive comments   Harm faced: Physical harm   Harm faced: Emotional harm   Technology platform: Twitter   Abuser/Violator: Someone unknown   Abuser/Violator: A group of people   Survivor's strategies: Reported to police/state enforcement authority   Age of person experiencing abuse: 18-30

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A journalist who talked about how she didn't want to have children received so much abuse from trolls on Twitter that she was forced offline - and the BBC had to send a security guard to protect her.
News Source Link
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/bbc-sends-security-guard-to-protect-journalist-who-received-abuse-on-twitter-after-she-said-she-a6748156.html
Credibility: UP DOWN 0
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      Violation   Harm faced   Technology platform   Abuser/Violator   Survivor's strategies   Age of person experiencing abuse
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