This morning I woke to the news that Zelda Williams, the twenty-five year old daughter of actor Robin Williams has deleted her Instagram and Twitter accounts after users posted disturbing and offensive reactions to her father’s death.
Yes, I’m not making this up.
How could anyone make up something as vile and obnoxious as that? I realize that the internet is supposedly anonymous, and that it’s there so users can do basically whatever they want. But do these people know no constraints on their personal behavior whatsoever? Are they just immature or is it simple stupidity? Or is it boredom? Or is it a toxic combination of all of the above?
At any rate, there is absolutely no excuse for behavior like this, and unfortunately, this sort of thoughtless activity on the web has already caused many deaths (and will cause many more in the future). Web bullying is exactly the same as bullying. And bullies need to look in the mirror more often, if they’re looking for someone to bully.
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