Julia Molony: Unmasking of Tattle Life’s ‘king of trolls’ is a small step towards a kinder internet
Gossip site supercharges impulses we have all shared since before the dawn of civilisation
Neil and Donna Sands outside Belfast High Court: the Antrim couple fought for years for Tattle Life's founder to be ident. Photo: Peter Morrison
Young, attractive, successful, well-dressed and high profile. People like Donna and Neil Sands from Co Antrim — prominent in their particular social sphere, a focus of admiration and envy — have been a feature of every society, from tribal groups to global nation states, at every point in human history.
Had she been born into a previous century, Donna might have been a society debutante rather than an Instagram fashion influencer. Her husband Neil might have been a merchant, not an innovator in AI.
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