It is illegal to threaten someone online. But in recent weeks there have been a number of high-profile threats against women \u201d\u201d among the targets were several feminist video game critics and an actress who starred in a video about street harassment of women.<\/p>\n
But many victims of online threats say they are frustrated because the perpetrators are never caught.<\/p>\n
Rebecca Watson says she’s had many threats against her on Twitter, in email and on her website, Skepchick. The site focuses on feminism and science; she ignores most of the threats \u201d\u201d but once in a while they truly scare her.<\/p>\n
Someone sent Watson a link to a man’s website. “He was making music and the album was a picture of me \u201d\u201d my face with a target on it,” she says. And even worse, Watson says, “the name of the album was I Have A Tombstone With Rebecca Watson’s Name On It. ”<\/p>\n