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Astronauts Get Harassed on Twitter

By Keith Cowing
NASA Watch
February 16, 2016
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Astronauts Get Harassed on Twitter

What Happened When a NASA Astronaut Got Harassed on Twitter. Motherboard
“In late 2013 and early 2014, Twitter, Google, and three law enforcement agencies in two countries tracked down a British woman who allegedly harassed a NASA astronaut over the course of several months in 2013, according to documents obtained by Motherboard using a Freedom of Information Act request. According to the documents, the astronaut and the woman began direct messaging on Twitter and also texted and called each other several times. After the woman realized the astronaut had a girlfriend, she began sending “false and malicious statements that include excessive profane and abusive language,” according to the documents. Motherboard will not be naming the astronaut out of respect for his family’s privacy.”

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3 responses to “Astronauts Get Harassed on Twitter”

  1. NX_0 says:
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    If only we’d had Twitter in the 60’s during the heyday.

  2. patb2009 says:
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    Blocking someone seems a lot easier….