TSP #7 - ‘Just Unreal’: Online Hate And The unsettling Reality For Victims and Influencers

True Sunlight

Luna Shark Productions, LLC

True Crime, News Commentary, News

4.3 • 32.1K Ratings

🗓️ 13 July 2023

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Things have gone way too far, and it’s time to take action. True Sunlight co-hosts Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell look at the organized efforts online to silence victims, journalists, bloggers and other influencers … people who are using their voices for good. In this episode they talk to Rae Andreacchio, a Mississippi mother who has been attacked and defamed as she seeks answers about how her son Christian died in 2014. Andreacchio stood up to the bullying and took her case to federal court. Also in this episode, the story behind Dooce blogger Heather Armstrong’s death and what might have contributed to her decision to take her own life. Want to look at the documents referenced in this episode and others? Consider joining our Luna Shark Premium Membership community to help us SHINE THE SUNLIGHT! CLICK HERE to learn more: https://bit.ly/3BdUtOE. Through lunasharkmedia.com, Premium Members will get access to searchable case files, written articles with documents, case photos, episode videos and exclusive live experiences with our hosts - all in one place. We all want to drink from the same Cup Of Justice — and it starts with learning about our legal system. By popular demand, Cup of Justice has launched as its own weekly show. Go to cupofjusticepod.com to learn more or click the link in the episode description to get a hot cup of justice wherever you get your podcasts! Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cup-of-justice/id1668668400 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Itp67SQTZEHQGgrX0TYTl?si=39ff6a0cc34140f3 SUNscribe to our free email list to get alerts on bonus episodes, calls to action, new shows and updates. CLICK HERE to learn more: https://bit.ly/3KBMJcP And a special thank you to our sponsors: Microdose.com, PELOTON, Simplisafe, and others. Use promo code "MANDY" for a special offer! Find us on social media: facebook.com/TrueSunlightPodcast/ Instagram.com/murdaughmurderspod/ Twitter.com/mandymatney Twitter.com/elizfarrell youtube.com/c/MurdaughMurders Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I don't know why some people choose to spend so much time attacking, harassing, and
0:10.2	maligning, victims, journalists, influencers, and content creators online.
0:16.5	But I do know that I have seen enough to know that this is a dangerous behavior, not only
0:23.3	to individuals but to the justice system as a whole.
0:27.3	I have seen enough, I have had enough, and it is time to do something about it.
0:33.0	My name is Manny Mattney.
0:35.0	This is True Sunlight, a podcast exposing crime and corruption previously known as the Murdock
0:40.9	Murders podcast.
0:42.6	True Sunlight is written with journalist Liz Farrell and produced by Luna Shark Media.
0:57.3	Well, this is our 100th scripted episode between the Murdock Murders podcast and True
1:12.4	Sunlight, and that my friends is a big deal.
1:16.6	Especially considering all of the people and systems that have tried to stop us, here
1:23.0	we are.
1:24.5	I'm more proud than ever to say that we dug deep, held no punches, and fought the good
1:29.9	fight for more than 100 episodes.
1:32.6	I have been thinking about this two-year journey that we've been on a lot, especially since
1:38.2	things have gotten increasingly dark in the past few months with the online harassment
1:43.4	in accompanying anxiety and depression that it caused.
1:47.1	As we discuss at links in this week's Cup of Justice, which by the way, please listen
1:52.2	to that if you haven't already.
1:54.3	Turns with online harassment came to a head in the last week, so David and I finally
2:00.4	had enough and we filed a police report on Monday.
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