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Robin Williams' daughter Zelda Williams driven off Twitter, Instagram by trolls

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Dead Man

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http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-08-...ter-driven-off-social-media-by-trolls/5669604

The daughter of Oscar-winning actor Robin Williams has quit social media after being targeted by internet trolls following her father's suicide.

Zelda Williams said she would stop using her Twitter and Instagram accounts.

She said she was frustrated at the way family photos she had posted online had been used, and how internet trolls had been attacking her.

"Mining our accounts for photos of dad, or judging me on the number of them, is cruel and unnecessary," said the actress, who appeared with her father in the 2004 drama House of D.

"I will be leaving this account for a bit while I heal and decide if I'll be deleting it or not," the 25-year-old wrote on Instagram beneath a photo of a butterfly.

"In this difficult time, please try to be respectful of the accounts of myself, my family and my friends."

The head of safety at Twitter, Del Harvey, released a statement saying a number of accounts had been suspended for rule violations.

"We will not tolerate abuse of this nature on Twitter," Ms Harvey said.

"We have suspended a number of accounts related to this issue for violating our rules and we are in the process of evaluating how we can further improve our policies to better handle tragic situations like this one."

On Twitter, Ms Williams invited fans of her father to make donations to St Jude Children's Research Hospital, a renowned paediatric medical centre in Memphis, Tennessee that her father supported.

Robin Williams, 63, was one of the finest comedy talents of his generation, and his death earlier this week prompted a global outpouring of grief on social media.

The star—whose films included Good Will Hunting, Good Morning, Vietnam, and Mrs Doubtfire—was found dead in his San Francisco-area home on Monday by his personal assistant.
Broadway pays tribute to Williams

Williams, a father of three, had been seeking treatment for severe depression.

He had sometimes made light of his troubles with substance abuse and his stints in rehab.

The investigation into his death is continuing, but a preliminary investigation by a coroner in California concluded Williams had taken his own life.

In New York, the Broadway League said theatres along the Great White Way were darkening their marquees on Wednesday evening for one minute in honour of Williams.

"Whether on screen or live on stage, his multi-faceted talent always created memorable performances," said executive director Charlotte St Martin in a statement.

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Edit: Some examples of the hateful fucks:

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How fucking empty do you have to be to do something like this? Let's laugh when their parents die!, fucking cunts.
 
Nobody can handle unmoderated waves of trolling and abuse. It just isn't reasonable for a person to process it. It's a shame there's no real way to moderate every stranger posting on social media.
 

tapedeck

Do I win a prize for talking about my penis on the Internet???
It never ceases to amaze me how classless and shitty people can be.
 

RevoDS

Junior Member
Idiots.

Do they not get that the girl has just lost her father, or do they just not care? Such insensitive behavior.
 

highrider

Banned
We're never going to elevate ourselves as a species while there are such petty, cruel individuals. I hope all of their ilk are held accountable.
 

Messi

Member
I just don't understand what makes these people want to attack her. She is going through hell right now and you want to shit on her further? Fuck you. She seems super nice too :(
 

harSon

Banned
What kind of a morally repugnant piece of shit do you have to be to harass someone about their father's tragic suicide?
 

RPGCrazied

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Can't twitter find these people's ip address and do something? That's just disgusting, I want them to at least get arrested and or fined.
 

AstroLad

Hail to the KING baby
easier said than done i guess but with these guys it's like westboro the only way they lose is if you give them no attention whatsoever.
 
1.) Why go on twitter after your father just killed himself with a belt and dialogue with anonymous people? (and then expect every single dialogue to be positive?)

2.) Why does she ignore the thousands and thousand of worldwide support for her and her family and love for her father, and then get so upset over two individuals who are using twitter anonymity to troll her?

I'm not understanding this.

EDIT: Wow I really came across as callous. I don't mean to sound like I'm blaming her (even though it sounds like I am), I just think she should focus on the tons and tons of positive support she's received more than a couple rotten apples. She can come/go to/from twitter as she pleases. No one deserves to be mocked for their father's death, especially a great man such as Robin. I'll bow out now so I don't derail, sorry again for seeming distastefully insensitive.
 
1.) Why go on twitter after your father just killed himself with a belt and dialogue with anonymous people?

2.) Why does she ignore the thousands and thousand of worldwide support for her and her family and love for her father, and then get so upset over two individuals who are using twitter anonymity to troll her?

I'm not understanding this.

3.) Why are you blaming her?
 

RPGCrazied

Member
1.) Why go on twitter after your father just killed himself with a belt and dialogue with anonymous people?

2.) Why does she ignore the thousands and thousand of worldwide support for her and her family and love for her father, and then get so upset over two individuals who are using twitter anonymity to troll her?

I'm not understanding this.

They were also sending her fakes pics, but surreal images of people hanging themselves.
 

Speevy

Banned
Not to be contrary, but every channel has been memorializing this man since his death.

You can't please everyone, and these guys clearly aren't serious with their comments.
 
Idiots.

Do they not get that the girl has just lost her father, or do they just not care? Such insensitive behavior.

I saw one of the tweets, which was a picture of the corpse that TMZ apparently leaked, so no, they don't care. This one I saw was two people btw. They were gloating after how their accounts were screwed but they are famous now. I rarely get mad, but seeing that made me numb and just sad.

WHAT. THE. SHIT.

Yea that's what I saw, the attached pic is a corpse pic.
 

Siegcram

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1.) Why go on twitter after your father just killed himself with a belt and dialogue with anonymous people? (and then expect every single dialogue to be positive?)

2.) Why does she ignore the thousands and thousand of worldwide support for her and her family and love for her father, and then get so upset over two individuals who are using twitter anonymity to troll her?

I'm not understanding this.
Really? Is there some rule I missed where now every thread has to have a "devil's advocate" poster, regardless of how idiotic it is?
 
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