The strange virtual world of 4chan
The strange virtual world of 4chan
By Jon Kelly and Jude Sheerin
31 August 2010
Coventry cat tormentor Mary Bale has become the latest victim of 4chan – a website credited with creating some of the web’s biggest phenomena, whose users wreak havoc across cyberspace. Just what is it all about?
When CCTV footage emerged of a middle-aged lady stroking a cat before dumping it in a wheelie bin, millions were outraged.
But in one murky corner of the internet, the scent of blood was detected.
En masse, an army of cyber-pranksters swung into action and culprit Mary Bale was initially outed not by the forces of Fleet Street but by users of an online community.
According to reports, they quickly established her identity, her workplace and her employer’s phone number. Death threats and prank calls quickly followed.
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The mainstream and wtiches they love to hunt. I am keeping them out of my house.
I feel bad for Mary I know of many women that were never given a chance to live life to the fullest. The shows should be terminated and boycotted and taken off the air and I would do it if I owned it.
SIncerely
Karen J. Dawe
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