When Followers Go Too Far: Influencer Stalkers

[@drsdiva]

I was a victim of a stalker who attacked me, nearly 20 years ago. And I can assure you it STILL affects me today. The effects are long-lasting. I didn't even know I was being stalked until after he physically attacked me. He admitted when questioned by the Police that he had been stalking me for many many months. It was terrifying to learn that someone had been following me for so long without my knowledge. He knew everything about my comings and goings, my schedules, my friends, everything. And I didn't even know he existed. And he said THAT was the reason he attacked me, he said "he was tired of being ignored and rejected by me." He "snapped" that day when "I didn't look at him." Again, I didn't know him. All of this happened before the social media era and it's so scary to me to think about where stalking has gone since.... It's way too easy in the age of the internet. Because of this, I never did social media... I was too afraid.

[@sbpinki]

Such an important topic. As I have matured, I no longer feel the need to be polite to strange men if they overstep my boundaries. Young and old, women need to set strong boundaries but more importantly men need to respect them ❤

[@stinajones9847]

I had an experience with an ex who parked in my apartment & work parking lot and just watched for me from his car. It only happened a couple times. However, the fear I had for months after that was life changing. I can't imagine what that fear has to do to someone who is dealing with a stalker for months & years on end.

[@lisalowrey2230]

Caitlin, thank you for addressing this topic. I admire you for trying to make a difference. As a mom of a college aged daughter, this made me weep. It is inspiring that this strong mom is turning her pain into changing the law. Equally sad are the multiple stories here that are coming from women who know someone who has been stalked, or were stalked themselves. It happened to me in college as a singer in a band. My best friend was a pianist and she had one as well. My husband lived in a shared house, and a guy who was stalking one of the girls in the house committed suicide in his car, right outside their front door.

[@pinkroses8714]

"He hasn't done anything-----YET" Its the YET that horrifies me and I would say it horrifies the Police too.

[@michelleburgess4248]

I was stalked when I was 13 by a 52 year old man. Long before social media. It was terrifying.

[@laurenr-g4r]

that poor mom 😭😭 my heart hurts so bad watching her relive the moment with the tv host

[@Carmine.Falcone]

I'm not trying to "victim blame" but parents need to KEEP Their BABIES OFF the internet. edit: 30 years for stalking and premeditated muder by stabbing is nothing. The police and criminal justice system clearly don't care about this sort of thing.

[@beanybean000]

I'm in NY and was stalked by a classmate. he was targeting me and my friends and there was nothing we could do because he "hadn't done anything yet" and the ONLY way you can get a restraining order in NY is if you can prove you had some type of relationship. I never spoke to this man before so there was literally NOTHING I could do (all this happened this year)

[@Tellehahsghsbbs]

7:51 this is why kids should not be on the internet!! How has he found a random girl across the country!?? How???? Sickening!

[@OceansbutalsoLakes]

One of my favourite KZbinrs says in response to the excuse “there could be a predator in the park down the street, so keeping kids off the internet won’t keep them safe”: If you KNEW there was a predator in the park, would you let them go there? Because there IS a predator on the internet. More than one, of course. But one is all it takes.

[@Tellehahsghsbbs]

@ exactly! Did you hear about the man who was arrested for making AI child 🌽 from normal pictures? They can do ANYTHING sick they want with even just pictures. Never mind parents who post their school uniforms, shots of the outside of their houses etc.

[@OceansbutalsoLakes]

@@Tellehahsghsbbs I heard about that. Mr Beast was a big fan of one of those types of “artists”, yet KZbin won’t delete his channel and Amazon won’t terminate their deal. If there’s one thing we can learn there is you CANNOT trust these corporations to keep your kids safe.

[@DiamondGunn_]

Caitlin you are doing a phenomenal job at bringing awareness and I want you to know that even though some of the content is heavy, we appreciate you using your platform 💕✨

[@-nellie-m3711]

Thank you Caitlin for doing this video and making people aware of what can happen, I couldn’t help but cry for the Mum of Celeste, having to relive that nightmare is something a Mother should never have to do, even our justice system here in Australia needs more to be done, it’s failing the victims of any type of crime, not just stalking. 🙏🏻🙏🏻😢😢

[@popartpistol]

It drives me INSANE that YT tries to sanitise these incredibly important stories by flagging/beeping out certain words. We need to be discussing that these women are DYING. They're not being unalived. Their demise should not be beeped out. It's just another way of reducing and minimising what happens to women and it shouldn't be allowed.

[@drsdiva]

100% agree!!!

[@youtubealiasoriginal]

Super important video👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼 This needs to be talked about more, but people that get stalked always says "if i talk about it, it will get worse" so they stay quiet

[@KayJoyy]

I have been passionate about this topic for a long time. I am so glad to see you talking about this today. It is so very important that we protect ourselves because the law fails in every way, all the time. Unless theres a dead body involved they dont do anything about it... Exploiting children on line or running a family channel is DANGEROUS. That Oregon man showed up to a 12 year old girls house thinking she was only going to be 6. Pdf files create a delusional fantasy about the specific child and it will drive them to a point of finding that child. The Nth rooms is a perfect example on how something online can quickly lead to child abduction, SA, and sometimes death. If you are a pdf file I fully believe they should get the death penalty if convicted. They ruin life after life with a slap on the wrist. These people are mentally sick and its not curable. Our laws need to change all around the world. We need to be protecting women and children.

[@peaches1535]

This is why I won’t have kids this world isn’t built for safety

[@bethw2495]

I just wanted to add that yes although stalkers may have mental illness in common, it does not mean that having a mental illness makes you more likely to become a stalker. Speaking from coming from a family with a genetic predisposition for mental illness - I am a huge advocate for not stigmatising it. I don’t think this is what you meant, but I think it’s important to recognise that mental illness is a spectrum - with some incredible high functioning members of society and unfortunately ones who end up doing really sick things.

[@moustik31]

Feminists/ipv activists have been trying to alert to this problem for decades: the issue with stalking is that it's not taken seriously. There are zero incentives for stalkers to stop terrorising their victims and the 1st mainstream reaction to these stories is to blame the victims. I pray, that this new found visibility of the problem on social media will help push for better legal protections. Edit: imo, the main issue with stalking is how we are all conditioned to remain "civilised", while our @busers have already embraced "savagery". Police reports dont scare them, ignoring them dont work, etc. and victims are left utterly powerless andd isolated.

[@crazyibel]

I had a stalker for 5 years, I managed to 'flee' and moved to another city, the five years I lived there I always took another way home and looked obsessively in my mirror. after I moved again I was less scared but I still fear him finding me even tough I haven't seen or heard from him since 2014. he was incredibly mentally ill and I think he is somewhat stable now but I won't have true peace of mind until he is unalive. my experience with the police is good, not all of them but there are a lot of good and capable cops, the problem is the law. laws need to be changed but this can also lead to huge injustice and abuse. I'm 35 now and the stalking started when I was 18 ended physically when I was 23, but I still live with it. I don't sleep with a kn*fe under my pillow anymore so that's a big step. I fear what will happen if he relapses, decides to stop his medication and gets out of his supervised (metal health) living facility.

[@drsdiva]

I know your pain. Praying for your peace and safety. 🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏❤️

[@infinitygirl92]

I literally yelled out "what?!" When I heard that guy said "12 years old is too old. I was looking for a 6 year old." This guy really thought he was going to go on a "date" with a literal child?! What a disgusting predator. 🤢

[@maxyneschaw7040]

God I love the 2nd amemdment. Show up looking for my 12 yo and you're going to meet your maker.

[@kentuckygirl9752]

Amen! I also love a very lenient "castle" law and no requirements or certifications needed to carry open or concealed.

[@crustyrash]

Great video, I like that you address more weighty topics. I’ve had a few brushes with weirdish people who have gotten too close, I cannot imagine what it could be like to be seriously stalked.

[@yo-31]

The parents need to keep close eye to theirs kids with internet!!!!!

[@NymphetamineGirl]

This is why I stopped doing social media and stopped doing influencer stuff. As much as it was fun, there was tons of men who acted weird and unhinged towards my cute aesthetic. Essentially I felt unsafe and let it go for my comfort.

[@drsdiva]

Wise Decision. It sucks that it's like this but really is. We have to do whatever we can.

[@Alphaxx7673]

A host at QVC USA had to leave her job at QVC and go into hiding because of a stalker a few years ago.

[@LotusesGalaxyOcean]

The reality is it doesn’t work to criminalize this for the most part. However, stalking used to fall under mental health and previously meant you could be taken into psychiatric care involuntarily and held long term. Institutionalization is gone and that has consequences.

[@CrazyGirlSteph21]

I recently found out here in Australia that the sex offender register is private, and they don't have to notify anyone that they're a sex offender. That police MAY reach out and notify schools or workplaces about the offender. The justice system feels broken and unsafe.

[@hannahgraceoutdoors]

This is so so sad. Stalking is terrifying and something that I worry about often... I hope changes are made.

[@z0ebella]

Another sad story regarding overstepping normal parasocial relationships is Christina Grimmie, who was fatally shot by a guy she had never met but was obsessed with her. I feel she had a reasonable expectation of safety since she was at a venue that checked bags, so she was really failed in that regard. As far as regular normies, and maybe influencers, I feel like, yes, law enforcement should handle stalking better, and we also can take a role in our own personal safety. Sharing location with family and/or close friends is key but maybe not posting our location/experiences online in real-time, for example. Also, teaching our children, and ourselves, basic surveillance techniques like using the reflections in windows to check for signs of people following us while we’re out and about.

[@DeborahM116]

The KZbinr Syd’s internet has a great series on internet safety - not posting in real time, being VERY cautious when interacting with strangers, being firm with your boundaries, etc. These tips won’t fix the issues with police and the criminal justice system not taking stalking seriously, but great advice that can go a long way in protecting yourself online the best that you can.

[@jlconnors7872]

Before social media we met people organically at bars, clubs, gatherings, through organizations like school, clubs, parties. I wouldn't say it was better but you could feel people out better than if you were just to communicate online because online you can be anyone you want to be.

[@Cyntaria]

I was so lucky my stalker gave up. He looked like he was in his 40s at least but had a learning disability. One evening after work, I was waiting for my bus and this guy approached me with the demeanor of an awkward teenager asking out his crush saying he saw me working at the game store. I forgot what I said but I was really uncomfortable and thankfully my bus arrived. Every Monday closing shift I'd see him at the shutters while I was vacuuming the store. I let my colleague know the situation and asked if I could stay for a bit after clocking out as I was scared to catch my bus at the usual time. Well after a few weeks of avoiding him, I found him already on the bus, with his carer as I got on. I sat near the back door so I was higher up and could keep an eye on the two of them. Got off a few stops after my stop, called my parents as they had just gotten home from work as I didn't feel safe walking home and I even changed my daily dog walking route in the hopes he wouldn't see me. Well I stopped seeing him for a bit and went on my usual route but I had a weird feeling and didn't cross the road where I normally would and my dog was avoiding our usual crossing too. Guess who I saw across the road. At that point I was really scared and my mum was the only one who took me seriously as she worked in healthcare and knew that adults with adult urges and child like impulses are dangerous (I later became a nurse and I have to agree with her there). I stopped walking my dog, I stopped walking to the shops on my own, work thought I was overreacting but agreed to roster me on the same day as my close friend so he could drive me home (I didn't get my Ps until a few months later when I was 20) and whenever I would go to the shops, he was always there and my dad or tall male friends would scare him off any time he tried approaching me. I don't remember how long it took him to stop but it was scary that his carer enabled him and I'm also a very small person so I wouldn't have been able to fight back. People don't take you seriously when it's somebody who has a learning disability, dementia or other similar things that alter one's cognition. They'll take someone with a mental illness seriously but not something they're born with or develop with age. In my short career as a nurse, I was almost sexually assaulted at work multiple times, male patients with cognitive issues would frequently say extremely lewd and inappropriate remarks or even threaten me but it was just part of the job. I get they couldn't help it and we did always have at least 2 people with those patients but we'd never debrief because people don't expect you to have sexual trauma or to take it so seriously. It was horrible. And a lot of people use their disabilities as a shield. My butt was groped by someone on my way to the tram and when I turned around I saw someone around my age, maybe a few years younger (I'm 25) with his parents already death staring me before I made eye contact. I was too shocked to say anything and past experience tells me nobody would take me seriously so I let a friend know what happened in case it triggers a ptsd episode and I go back to not being able to shower and I felt so horrible and helpless. Australia's DV/SA/SV hotline thankfully validated my discomfort and gave me some exercises in case I do have a trauma episode that evening. Thankfully I didn't have a major one and I had my regular psychologist appointment the next day but yeah. Couldn't do anything and his parents enabled it instead of just apologising to me. People who are known to assault people need their carers to protect the public from harm. Carers aren't only there for the patient, it's for everyone around them too.

[@jaebyrd4608]

I was stalked when I was in high school by an ex friends dad who had apparently became obsessed with me and was copying pictures off my Facebook and video taping me when I was around the friend and when I found out I blocked them both and that’s when he really started stalking me to the point he was fired from missing work because he spend so much time stalking me. He followed me to my college campus and came there to kidnap me and that’s when law enforcement got involved and thankfully after that I never heard from the guy again.

[@drsdiva]

I'm glad he is OUT of your life. 🙏🙏 Praying for your safety and peace.

[@LisaChenNg]

This is very scary.

[@khwezik3894]

Seems like the whole world treat stalking the same in that you always get the ' well they've not done anything yet , so can't do anything'. Even worse for me being stalked by women becasuee police - & society- really just see it as a joke. Like 'aww boo hoo a woman is following you around'. It's horrible

[@katrinaa980]

had an ex who was stalking and harassing me, cops did nothing about it. I would panic every time I got an unexpected knock the door for years, even when I had moved. most people don’t realize how terrifying stalking is.

[@drsdiva]

Thanks for talking about this ❤

[@kaylheecarroll3186]

Very important and informative

[@ArbitruaryLemon35]

Past history between culprit and victim should never be considered irrelevant. If a stalker moves near their victim the moment the restraining order is lifted, that is cause for concerned for it escalating into something more violent. We need more preventative and proactive laws and law enforcement, not just reactive.

[@MidnightMuse102]

Gurl I love your more serious videos you do a great job and you’re talking about important issues not just the overly saturated “fun” coverage I see on my feed. 🙌🙌🙌

[@jodiegage4093]

Signed the petition, that poor mother made me cry

[@brittneybabeee4031]

I met my husband in the pre-app dating world. We met via mutual friends. I’ve never met anyone better & I never will. I’m so thankful for him & our kids & I love them more than anything. & Uh, yeah, we just talked to each other in person & then started dating. 🤷🏻‍♀️😂

[@retrogirl2498]

The laws around stalking are not strict enough at all. A restraining order is very very hard to get and if you do get one it’s just a piece of paper to the stalker or it could make them angry and lead to more harm. We need to take victims seriously and do more for them when they’re being stalked it’s not okay

[@retrogirl2498]

Personally I try to be safe on social media, I don’t post anything showing the front of my house, my license plate and I’m careful about posting about/at my workplace

[@SonnyB273]

I hear the OF girls are having this problem a lot, I'm not surprised to be honest, they lead them on with private chats like they are in a relationship. The sad thing is in most cases it's not them doing the chats but some outsourcing company. 🤷

[@for833]

I'm a therapist and I had to change my name on social media and make my account private so that clients couldn't find me or at the very least could not be looking at my personal account. I've talked about this with some of colleagues and it seems to be a normalized thing nowadays that clients look you up before deciding to engage in therapy with you, most of it is done with no harm intended, more so for them to see if they would feel comfortable with you, but I don't like it at all. I think with social media specifically, but the internet in general, it's normalized that people just look up information about others and they feel it's okay. Imagine looking up your family doctor to see his family and personal pics in order to decide whether he is a good family doctor for you, just makes no sense to me!

[@M4rkeritaville]

Wow. I've been in therapy most of my adult life, and I would never look up any of my health professionals. It gives me the ick.

[@tinyandtired]

Statistically, stalking doesn't stop until the stalker dies, the victim is killed, or the stalker moves on to a new victim. The laws need to change.

[@kiterafrey]

I understand the want for a witch hunt. Honestly, IMPO, if someone unalives someone else in an act of premeditation with malice, devoid of any self defense or attempt to escape an unsafe environment, they shouldn't be give a second chance. Just like if someone SAs a young child shouldn't get a second chance, there is no way in hell a 45 year doesn't know a 5 year old isn't an adult and that what they are doing is wrong. -- And working law, I get to see every single day from the darkest crimes to the most white-collar class actions that end in fines that are a slap on the wrist to mega companies, if you give a bad person a second chance they'll do their wrong doing again.

[@samanthaorologio6866]

Yall know what’s almost as Scary? …that I don’t KNOW if I’ve had a stalker. Or been stalked before …. And now I can’t stop thinking about that line and how scary it is that I don’t actually KNOW whether. Or not. I’ve ever. Been. Stalked.

[@Alonnebear]

31:04 absolutely heartbreaking, so senseless!

[@tippytoe1250]

I grew up watching stalking shows from back in the 80’s. So I was always worried about stalking when social media became a thing. I remember a story of a girl stalking another girl in the same neighborhood. She would stand out in front of the girls house hours and the cops can not do anything about it. It went on for years! Until the stalker moved away.

[@alexstrouse6333]

Not everyone agrees with this, and it depends on your state and countries laws, some countries you can get in trouble for defending yourself with a firearm, but train and carry a gun, or something to protect yourself seriously, if law enforcement/government won’t help you and you are being attacked you need to defend yourself, a gun it’s a great equalizer for women.

[@EconDude]

I’m not a legal expert, but in the U.S., issues like this do run up against our Constitutional rights to due process and free expression. Having said that, I have read that Red Flag laws, usually brought up in context of mass violence, have been argued as a way to combat issues like this. It would allow police to be more proactive in stalking cases like ones featured; ones where the stalker “didn’t do anything yet.”

[@DuchessOfWales]

Stalking subjects - esp women need a smart watch to take audio of altercations, and meta glasses to take video for evidence - and to record their location - to present a pattern to the court. Law enforcement favours men, and a woman who defends herself in a conflict could be arrested. There is a case in Canada rn where a domestic partner charged with sa had the woman charged with presenting her own defense at a tribunal after the man (on conditions) sent his son to harass and intimidate her while both lied to police for over a year, including a bogus court case he started. Until the woman hired a lawyer (starting fees over $15K) the police facilitated the harassment & intimidation and insulted the woman, who never told anyone she had the means to see it through the courts. Women must buy justice, though you can sue stalker for legal fees, especially if the peace bond / restraining order is granted. YOU NEED A LAWYER NOT THE POLICE.

[@user-wp1dn7fd9w]

Celeste and I were born the same year. Today she would have been 27 y.o. I feel broken watching her mom telling their story...

[@mansoor3159]

Caitlin you are so so so kind hearted and you never ever disappoint me with your Videos and I will always always be your biggest supportive🥹♥️🥹♥️💫

[@petitmorte2186]

Do not refer to them as "my stalker" it thrills them.

[@MelissaFreeman]

If the other men in prison find out what this man is in for he won’t make it out alive

[@kategnidenko4651]

in eastern Europe it's much worse. We don't have restriction orders

[@bipOlArPlusMe]

I met my husband at a bar 15 years ago. We both had flip phones. 😂

[@SanDesigns]

I'm from Dubbo so you know if he showed up at my place he's catching these hands.

[@KaylaCollingwood]

No one in my family is “famous”, but some work in public-facing types of industries. Many of us, including those only known through association, have dealt with stalkers/blackmailers/etc over the years. Also people who had no reason to be targeted, prior to any association. I myself dealt with one - the police were involved, but nothing happened. He knew my former address but fortunately I had moved quite a lot. Two stalkers I know of are/were behind bars. Unfortunately as you said, the law doesn’t have much power, unless the criminal (that’s what they are) commits a direct act.

[@biljam972]

If someone says firm "no" to your advances, or if they ignore your messages and attempts to contact them, or both, at one point you become a stalker. It's not romantic to pursue a person who doesn't want your attention, it's creepy. Even if you were in relationship with someone and they left, it's their own right. Let people leave! Let people say "no" to you. It's ok, you can't change their minds, just move on. Sometimes, I think movies romanticizing pursuing person who says repeatedly "no" are partially guilty of creating stalker behavior. Or the unhealthy tips on get a revenge on person who left you. It's ok to leave relationship, it's normal to be the one who was left sometimes. YOu don't need a person who stopped loving you.

[@bugshavehearts]

My ex best friend stalked me for 2 years after i cut her off. I would see her car drive past my house and stay parked across the street from it, i knew it was her because she had hello kitty stickers all over her car and i had been in the car so many times. she would text me from fake numbers to try to get back into contact with me a lot of fucked shit. when i tried to confront her about it she lied and continue to do it until i moved away for college. And when my mom and i reported her nothing happened because she was still a minor.

[@Meredith36]

Wow, this made me cry. But thank-you

[@lilmorsecody]

i was stalked by my abusive ex and had to go into a refuge. the stalking had been going on for 8 months before the charity refuge took me in. only then did the police act despite my having tried the whole time. it felt like the cared more about being seen as active by other professional services rather than helping victims

[@kellybelly01]

oh my word - the first ten minutes of this has my stomach in knots!

[@bugshavehearts]

My ex best friend stalked me for 2 years after i cut her off. I would see her car drive past my house and stay parked across the street from it, i knew it was her because she had hello kitty stickers all over her car and i had been in the car so many times. she would text me from fake numbers to try to get back into contact with me a lot of fucked shit. when i tried to confront her about it she lied and continue to do it until i moved away for college

[@TooMuchADHDMillennial]

They would still do the thing from the last example. Catch the name, look it up in the phone book or call information, and then happen to be near the locations provided. 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@CardsbyMaaike]

it's so easy nowadays to find someone. I've actually commented that on a video last week as the youtuber is rebuilding their house and have all these shots of the area and I think peple canpinpoint their houses very easy.

[@MonaLisa625]

some men are pure mentally ill and have problems with parasocial relationship.............it's scary

[@poodlemuffin]

Terrifying and heartbreaking

[@Uncle_Smidge]

I've called out women in my fandoms of male KZbinrs for sexualizing them and hunting for info on them, in a way that would HORRIFY them if a man did to them. Being a fan means treating them as a real, living person with an entire life that's none of your business. Being obsessed and perverse about a male influencer or actor is not cute, empowering of Just Girly Things™.

[@Alonnebear]

33:29 this video was needed

[@mspro9032]

Parents need to monitor their kids. Shouldn't be talking to someone online they don't know. Equally people like this are disgusting and should be punished for trying to get an underage girl

[@kategnidenko4651]

Remember the story of Celeste, he will create it. And not only hers. Unfortunately the only way in such situation delete yourself from social media and change the place of living and work, with only your relatives aware of situation knowing where you move and what name you have

[@yasamanclement7298]

I pray for God’s protection over you 🙏🏻✝️🙏🏻

[@healingwithkayla]

I was definitely stalked by my ex husband and I called the cops twice, I screwed up and didn't press charges when the officers asked me to.😢 He ended up getting the upper hands in court and everything cuz he's so manipulative

[@zulliesantiago237]

He will come back for that now 12 yrs old . This made my hairs stand up.

[@TeaCupCracked]

I don't want to scare anyone, but the truth is social media apps on your mobile devices are not data-secure. That does not mean you are in danger, ever, by that mere fact. However, I think it's really important NOT to put trust in these apps to keep your information/activity private and then with that mindset in the forefront of your thinking you should then decide what you are comfortable with. The odds are no one in this comments section will ever be in a dangerous stalker situation (just because an app exists on your phone), but the best way to stay safe overall is to start thinking ahead. Assuming the apps on your phone are leaking information constantly; are you comfortable with that (example; if you post a picture of your lunch, are you comfortable with everyone knowing right now where you are)? With this mindset I am comfortable with using social media apps on my phone, but I do use/post to them with the assumption that what I post is being observed/monitored by the whole world (including weirdos). The "most dangerous" way to interact with social media apps on your phone is to assume it is only your select circle of your friends having access to the content that you post. If you always assume/behave as if everything is publicly visible then you are far, far less likely to make a mistake you could regret later. Last thing I will mention is how I keep emphasizing the term "app" or "app on your phone" instead of just the social media service/website. Mobile phones run on related, but different software technology from lap tops AND home computers. Because of this, there are different levels of data-security that either innately exist or that can be implemented. Since the early days of smart phones, the biggest problem has been data-leakage because of how all the apps, the OS (operating system) and other elements have to interact with each other and the satellite systems that allow you to transmit information wirelessly on them. There are lots of security apps that can lessen the leakage, but none are fully secure. In this same way your desktop computer has lots of methods of data protection, as well as your lap top and tablet devices. You can make yourself more or less bullet proof on any of these platforms, but it demands heavy research and consistent upkeep.

[@dear_em]

Now, imagine getting stalked by a 12 years old when you're just 8 🙂 good thing I'm a good runner back then

[@kar0047]

It’s always Ohio. Why is it always Ohio.

[@sams3015]

I am not famous but I had a horrific internet stalker for years that found me on a gay dating app & would make fakes off me even when I no longer used it. I was lucky I was out because other people who were victims got blackmailed about being outed inc an 18 yo with strict religious parents, he told me that he contemplated SS over it!! I actually wanted to KZbin for years but he & those like him are like 70% of the reason I don’t want to

[@buntyjoy1800]

"Play misty for me"

[@alexisbell8865]

honestly stalking law soo flawed. it needs to be better... also stalking sooo much easier for these mental people. with the power of the net and people oversharing personal detail, I can see it how easily to find someone. hell there was big drama of a YTer leaking another YTER address... that prime for anyone who stalking that person.

[@katherineplackett5600]

STOP PUTTING YOUR CHILDREN ON THE INTERNET! It’s honestly not that hard.

[@witnesssinceinnocents]

Simply nessa 15 Stan here since day 1 lolol

[@PurseyGirl]

Why I started a faceless channel 😢

[@iamme4494]

Are you polish 🇵🇱?

[@thelalanz73]

Can parents of these kids who are online start parenting? Why would you allow your child to have such an online presence. Why would you allow them to share their lives with all and sundry? The naivety is crazy. You are opening your life up to strangers. There are strangers with mental health issues among a myriad of other things out there as we know. Parents need to step up and guide their children to adulthood. No this is victim blaming but parents need to advocate for their children. As for adults well adults need to be smarter too. You should always know that the worst possible outcomes can happen. Bare that in mind before you post. And the law and legislation needs to catch up. ASAP.