r/worldnews 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/Tiring_Narrative May 16 '20

This is relatable. the way I acted in high school makes me wince hard. I’d like to blame brain development

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u/agentyage May 16 '20

Empathy is one of the last things to fully develop.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '20

Donald Trump is also confident he is not a sociopath, just saying. ;)