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On Monday 22 December the Western Morning News published an interview with Jamie Foster, the...
about this blogRead moreMelania Capitan, a prominent Spanish hunter who documented her movements and methods on social media platforms has been found dead after apparently committing suicide following a string of violent threats that targeted her online.
Miss Capitan, a young country sports pursuer was subject to ruthless and totally unacceptable threats on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram simply for sharing her passion with her followers; some of the milder comments suggested that Miss Capitan had "serviced humanity" and had "done nature a favour", with some going as far to say that they hoped Miss Capitan had "[set] a trend" for young hunters to also take their own lives. This horrific wave of abuse has not gone unnoticed by the few, but the many, made up of social media platforms, have failed to protect their users by removing the content.
Despite clearly breaching the community standards set by Facebook, some comments have remained visible to all; disregarding the hurt and angst this will have caused Miss Capitan's family and those who knew her. The Countryside Alliance utterly condemns these senseless attacks and in conjunction with its recent Thunderclap campaign has taken action to prevent these heinous words from online trolls being spread through channels of influence in the future:
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On Monday 22 December the Western Morning News published an interview with Jamie Foster, the...
about this blogRead moreThe Countryside Alliance's Autumn magazine has been posted to our membership and is now online -...
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