I’ll never forget the 1st time I contacted police on a blog harasser — he threatened gunshots in heads of my children, only to find out he was a college professor & is still harassing me today⤵️
➡️From snark to dark: how harassment took over the internet ft.com/content/b1da22…
➡️From snark to dark: how harassment took over the internet ft.com/content/b1da22…
Online harassment takes other forms also:
Then there is/was a Twitter “blocklist” that includes me and my followers (taken at some point in time promoted & shared by a lead of the US Natl Climate Assessment & a leading journalist — obviously intended to isolate and marginalize
Then there is/was a Twitter “blocklist” that includes me and my followers (taken at some point in time promoted & shared by a lead of the US Natl Climate Assessment & a leading journalist — obviously intended to isolate and marginalize
I’ve seen that online harassment can become real world harassment with real world consequences
issues.org/the-science-po…
issues.org/the-science-po…
In my case the online harassment ultimately culminated with a 2015 Congressional investigation based on false allegations — that ultimately altered and almost ended my career
Several of my online harassers took credit for motivating it
Several of my online harassers took credit for motivating it
I have tenure and a strong support group of peers so I’m fine
But online harassment is indeed a thing in science and academia
Give support to all scholars, especially those junior or otherwise less secure in their positions
Even better don’t be a harasser
Just don’t.
/END
But online harassment is indeed a thing in science and academia
Give support to all scholars, especially those junior or otherwise less secure in their positions
Even better don’t be a harasser
Just don’t.
/END
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