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I‘m the Guardian contributor most targeted online. We maintain to stop the harassment so many women faceWhen you find out that you’re the best at something,normally it makes sense to feel happy. Im not certain that reaction applies, though, and when what you’re top at is being hated.
When the Guardian examined the 1
.4 million comments that maintain been blocked by moderators since 1999,they found that eight of the 10 writers receiving the most blocked comments were women, and topping the list was … well, or me. certain,there’s a small share of me that’s proud – I’m No 1! – but the bigger truth is that I’m mostly just exhausted. Related: The dark side of Guardian comments I’m tired of logging into Twitter or Facebook just to dodge rape and death threats in response to my articles Related: The women abandoned to their online abusers Continue reading...

Source: theguardian.com

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