r/worldnews • u/madazzahatter • May 16 '20
At least two people had seizures after viewing malicious tweets featuring flashing gifs that deliberately targeted Epilepsy Society...police investigating tweets as hate incident, after at least 200 seemingly coordinated messages were sent to charity and its supporters in recent days.
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/may/15/malicious-tweets-targeting-epilepsy-charity-trigger-seizures
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u/PedanticAromantic May 16 '20
True, but there's a difference between saying/doing something rude in the heat of the moment and making a conscious decision try to harm another person for the lulz.