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Jane Ruffino: Internet trolls are real, dangerous people and will still exist even if we scrub the internet'

Jane Ruffino.

A few weeks ago, Anita Sarkeesian, founder of the Feminist Frequency website and creator of a video series about the portrayal of women in games, had to leave her house due to a credible threat to her safety. She also had to cancel an appearance at the University of Utah when, despite the threat of a violent massacre, the university refused to ban guns from the venue, citing Utah’s open carry laws.

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