The Internet Ruined My Life

The Internet serves as a potent platform, enabling global communication and business transactions. However, it also facilitates the ease with which individuals can, often under the veil of anonymity, intimidate others or share content they disapprove of. This series explores the narratives of individuals whose lives were devastated by seemingly innocuous actions like tweeting or updating their status. Each episode highlights the experiences of two people whose worlds were turned upside down by a few simple keystrokes. Among the true stories are those of a woman who faced death threats after tweeting for a cable show’s cancellation, a British man detained by the Department of Homeland Security due to a misunderstanding of British slang, and a woman who had to leave her town after receiving violent threats for using an incorrect emoji on Facebook.