S01E01 #CancelColbert
A tweet to cancel The Colbert Report sends one young woman into hiding, while British slang turns a holiday-bound traveler into a suspected terrorist.
The Internet Ruined My Life
Overview
The Internet can be a powerful tool, allowing people to communicate and conduct business across borders. Unfortunately, that also makes it easy for people to, often anonymously, threaten others -- or worse -- post content that they don't like. This series tells stories of folks whose lives were ruined because they did something as simple as sending a tweet or posting a status update. Each episode features two people whose lives were turned upside down because of a few keystrokes. The true tales include a woman who received death threats for sending a tweet calling for a cable show's cancellation, a British man who was detained by the Department of Homeland Security because British slang was misunderstood, and a woman who was forced to move out of her town because of violent threats directed toward her for using the wrong emoji on Facebook.
Episodes
S01E02 Food Fight
Espousing love for duck liver and video games prompts a social media backlash that destroys two people's lives.
S01E03 Sext Gone Wrong
A prank video posted online puts one man in handcuffs; a high school student's world turns upside-down after sending a topless photo.
S01E04 Adults Only
A woman contemplates suicide after naked photos of her end up online; a makeover meme goes viral and forces a woman into hiding.
S01E05 Gleek Tragedy
A TV fan becomes a worldwide villain after tweeting a spoiler, while hitting the wrong emoji on a Facebook post turns a Facebook fanatic into a fugitive.
S01E06 Video Villain
A viral video star achieves fame but at a terrible price, and a struggling writer gets death threats after a photo taken of him becomes a meme.
