Online abuse drove me off Twitter but internet anonymity is

By Eleanor Bradford
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When football clubs, cricket clubs, rugby clubs, Formula 1 drivers, cyclists, jockeys, tennis players, hockey and netball teams, as well as their sponsors all boycott Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for four days in protest at online abuse, it makes you wonder what more can be done to highlight the need for a solution to a growing problem.
I still rarely look at Twitter, out of habit. I learned to stay away long ago because of the vile personal abuse I received as a reporter.

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