In yet another attack on various websites, Tumblr fell victim to Internet Trolls. These trolls, known as the GNAA, attacked their unsuspecting victims last Monday. The victims of this racist, unforgiving assault include the Verge, Reuters, and 8,600 other Tumblr accounts. It was found offensive on many levels, calling people "F*****g Worthless, Contrived, Bourgeoisie, Self-Congratulating, and Decadent B******t." Also telling them to "Drink Bleach and Die." As most may know this so called "threat" comes from the recent bullying/suicide incident involving Amanda Todd. This was sent out to Tumblr users using a JavaScript exploit. If the message was deleted, so was your account. This is not new to the internet, an attack on this scale could be dated back to 2008 when a anonymous troll trolled Oprah Winfrey on National Television using the show's online forum. So all-in-all, successful troll is successful.
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