Social Networks - rotten rugby fans

[TheFrog]

Anyone of us to PR weirdos know that some people lose any notion of civility and cowardly behave as internet bullies once protected by their screen, but below is an example that is bad for the French, and rugby fans in general.

https://www.rugbypass.com/plus/andrew-b ... ial-media/

[Hugo]

I'm genuinely surprised that people in public life bother to engage social media to the extent that they read it. Maybe curiosity gets the better of them. I can see it being a useful promotional tool for famous people to market themselves or their work but that would seem to be the extent of its usefulness.

The internet is a toxic enough environment for a Joe Average type of person with an anonymous login, never mind if you were well known, in the public eye and subjected to fairly intense scrutiny.

[Torquemada 1420]

Anyone of us to PR weirdos know that some people lose any notion of civility and cowardly behave as internet bullies once protected by their screen, but below is an example that is bad for the French, and rugby fans in general.

https://www.rugbypass.com/plus/andrew-b ... ial-media/

It's locked. What does it say?

[assfly]

I'm genuinely surprised that people in public life bother to engage social media to the extent that they read it. Maybe curiosity gets the better of them. I can see it being a useful promotional tool for famous people to market themselves or their work but that would seem to be the extent of its usefulness.

The internet is a toxic enough environment for a Joe Average type of person with an anonymous login, never mind if you were well known, in the public eye and subjected to fairly intense scrutiny.

I completely agree. It's very easy to get off these social media handles, so I have limited sympathy.

[Niegs]

I don't follow any sportspeople. What's the use in having public social media? Do they have individual sponsors they plug from time to time? Do their clubs want them tweeting, etc. to promote the club and 'engage' the fans?

[Uncle fester]

I'm genuinely surprised that people in public life bother to engage social media to the extent that they read it. Maybe curiosity gets the better of them. I can see it being a useful promotional tool for famous people to market themselves or their work but that would seem to be the extent of its usefulness.

The internet is a toxic enough environment for a Joe Average type of person with an anonymous login, never mind if you were well known, in the public eye and subjected to fairly intense scrutiny.

They posted on his father's rip.ie obituary page so he couldn't really avoid it.

[Hugo]

I'm genuinely surprised that people in public life bother to engage social media to the extent that they read it. Maybe curiosity gets the better of them. I can see it being a useful promotional tool for famous people to market themselves or their work but that would seem to be the extent of its usefulness.

The internet is a toxic enough environment for a Joe Average type of person with an anonymous login, never mind if you were well known, in the public eye and subjected to fairly intense scrutiny.

They posted on his father's rip.ie obituary page so he couldn't really avoid it.

Oh, I thought it was on twitter.

[TheFrog]

Whether or not Brace could keep away from social networks is not relevant. The amount of abuse, the death threats and the posting on his father's obituary page is disgusting.

Internet has encouraged coward behaviors, allowing scums to spout out their angers in an uncontrolled manner. These are the modern day lynching parties.

[Uncle fester]

I'm genuinely surprised that people in public life bother to engage social media to the extent that they read it. Maybe curiosity gets the better of them. I can see it being a useful promotional tool for famous people to market themselves or their work but that would seem to be the extent of its usefulness.

The internet is a toxic enough environment for a Joe Average type of person with an anonymous login, never mind if you were well known, in the public eye and subjected to fairly intense scrutiny.

They posted on his father's rip.ie obituary page so he couldn't really avoid it.

Oh, I thought it was on twitter.

His father had passed away shortly before the game (covid) and some superfans decided that they needed to get his attention directly as he might not have been paying enough attention to them on twitter.

[laurent]

I recall quite a few real fans asking to withdraw the comments.

I follow a number of rugby related twittos most from boucherie ovalie an old rugby satirical site.

They are the kind of people to intervene positively in this kind of mess.

[Uncle fester]

I recall quite a few real fans asking to withdraw the comments.

I follow a number of rugby related twittos most from boucherie ovalie an old rugby satirical site.

They are the kind of people to intervene positively in this kind of mess.

Agree. You only need a tiny number of loud lemons to ruin it for everyone though.