JK Rowling: Social Media is a gift for malicious online trolls
msn.comJK Rowling says social media is a “gift” for her online trolls. The ‘Harry Potter’ writer landed herself in hot water with the LGBTQ community after making comments about trans women.
A few weeks ago, the author was hit with death threats for showing her support to stabbed novelist Sir Salman Rushdie. Speaking out against the online abuse, to Graham Norton on Virgin Radio UK, she said: “Social media can be a lot of fun and I like the pub argument aspect of it.
That can be a fun thing to do. But there is no doubt that social media is a gift for people who want to behave in a malign way. ” Rowling’s house was targeted by pro-trans protestors last year after her home address was posted online by internet trolls.
She added: “I try to behave online as I would like others to behave. I’ve never threatened anyone obviously, and I certainly wouldn’t want anyone to go to their houses or anything like that. ” The ‘Harry Potter’ series author first came under fire in early June 2020 for a series of controversial tweets that were posted about the transgender community.
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