• FirstToServe [they/them]
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      3 years ago

      Reddit gets the blame but that was just a bunch of people speculating. Perez Hilton is the real villain.

      • Theblarglereflargle [any]
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        3 years ago

        Reddit directly created the Sunil Tripathi theory and leaked his family’s info which lead to death threats and anti Muslim attacks on them. (The Tripathi’s weren’t Muslim) all while they were mourning the suicide of Sunil

        Reddit is VERY MUCH in the blame for it. Perez picked up on it because it was tending from other reporters who the Reddit users, all of which talked about sent it to.

        good article on it