An anonymous TW Wolfgang account has been spreading hatred on the Polish net for years. Now his identity has been revealed, and the substance has taken on a political dimension. writer Szymon Jadczak described the scene of the character's activity, pointing to its strong links with the Citizen Platform environment. Will Wolfgang's TW communicative become a symbol of the fight against online hate?
TW Wolfgang account and its operations
TW Wolfgang is simply a Twitter profile (now X), which gained popularity thanks to sharp and frequently vulgar entries directed at right-wing politicians. The account had about 28,000 followers and almost regular attacked PiS-related people, right-wing media and critics Donald Tusk and the Civic Platform. The heyt was not limited to politicians – it besides hit journalists like Simon Jadczak.
Jadczak described how he had been praised by TW Wolfgang for his investigative work concerning the regulation of the Law and Justice. The situation changed dramatically erstwhile a writer revealed that Pablo Morales, another anonymous X user, received money from the PO for unclear analyses. TW Wolfgang then began to violently attack him, utilizing offensive terms and unleashing a wave of hate.
Disclosure of the identity of the hater
Information on TW Wolfgang came online erstwhile the PiS account provided his data, which was later provided by Deputy Minister of Digitization. As a result, the hater became the mark of attacks by net users, and his defence was undertaken by MP Magdalena Filiks of the PO. However, in her entry she did not mention to the hateful activities of TW Wolfgang, but focused on condemning the disclosure of his identity.
However, it appears that TW Wolfgang has published on respective occasions online information that has made it possible to identify him. For any time, he even shared his location, which coincided with the address of his office. This data was available in online archives and easy to find.
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What's next? Will TW Wolfgang endure the consequences?
Following the disclosure of TW's identity, Wolfgang disappeared from the network – he set the account as private and stopped publishing entries. He besides did not respond to attempts to contact journalists. Jadczak wonders whether to sue the hater, but emphasizes that the victims of his attacks may be much more.
TW Wolfgang's communicative shows how dangerous an anonymous hatred on the net can be and how easy it can gain political support. The writer addressed Prime Minister Donald Tusk, suggesting the creation of a law that would aid fight online hatred speech. Will the Wolfgang TW Act become a fresh tool in the fight against haters?
I'll tell you about the hater. On Friday, an account related to the Law and Justice Department gave data to the individual behind the profile @tw_wolfgang. This information was further provided by the Deputy Minister for Digitalisation @McGramat.
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