I know it's been pretty Kiwi Farms heavy around here this week, but please understand. KF's user base of obsessed sociopaths are 1 of 2 sites most responsible for 4 years of endless stalking my family and friends have endured.
This reconing is long overdue. #DropKiwifarms 1/
This reconing is long overdue. #DropKiwifarms 1/
And this public backlash is putting a lie to the common myth of "don't feed the trolls."
The people giving that advice are well-meaning, but naive. They have not faced the sort of focused, sustained campaign of harassment and terrorism we have. These aren't trolls. 2/
The people giving that advice are well-meaning, but naive. They have not faced the sort of focused, sustained campaign of harassment and terrorism we have. These aren't trolls. 2/
They're clinically obsessed, criminal cyberstalkers. And they don't stop just because you look away. Indeed, like mold, they grow and fester absent the light.
As we're seeing with KF, the only thing that works is face them head on and drag them into the public consciousness. 3/
As we're seeing with KF, the only thing that works is face them head on and drag them into the public consciousness. 3/
It's taken years, but the public outrage and backlash has finally reached critical mass, a tipping point. And if sustained for long enough, KF will not survive it as a community. This was only made possible by enough people talking openly, forcefully, and repeatedly. 4/
The lesson is none of us should have to suffer harassment, stalking, and abuse in silence. No one should be told "Just ignore them and they'll go away." That myth serves only abusers. Even if they do get bored and move on, they just move on to a new victim. How is that better? 5/
And I swear to whatever Gods you hold, I NEVER want to see or hear any victims told to just leave the internet and delete their social media.
This isn't 1991. Social media and an internet presence is critical to the professional and personal lives of hundreds of millions. 6/
This isn't 1991. Social media and an internet presence is critical to the professional and personal lives of hundreds of millions. 6/
Asking victims to change their lives and basically stop existing in public spaces instead of identifying, shaming, and arresting their abusers is the definition of victim-blaming. The internet has allowed us to build relationships that span the globe. 7/
It's insanity itself to reward abusers by telling their victims they no longer deserve to exist in public spaces, to enjoy the connections, opportunities, relationships, and communities the internet offers instead of forcing the abusers to change their anti/social behavior. 8/8
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