A tweet gave a journalist a seizure. His case brings new meaning to the idea of ‘online assault.’
17-12-2019 20:30 via seattletimes.com

A tweet gave a journalist a seizure. His case brings new meaning to the idea of ‘online assault.’

Journalist Kurt Eichenwald suffered a severe seizure in 2016 when he opened a tweet with a strobe GIF from someone who apparently knew he had epilepsy. Now, the Epilepsy Foundation has announced criminal complaints against a legion of copycats.
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