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11-18-2017, 08:29 AM
Dril, Twitter's weirdest hero, just got doxxed — and the internet is sad
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The internet can be a disturbing, sad place. It takes a special kind of hero to remind us that its darkest corners can also be filled with joy. That hero is @dril (https://twitter.com/dril), an embodiment of so-called "weird Twitter" who has — like some kind of joke-slinging caped crusader — remained an anonymous beacon of shining light.*
Anonymous until yesterday, that is. That's right, someone went ahead and doxxed him, and the internet is really bummed about it.*
SEE ALSO: The 21 Weirdest Twitter Accounts (http://mashable.com/2013/10/24/weird-twitter-accounts/)
While we won't reveal his name here, it turns out someone posted dril's alleged identity to Tumblr, and the internet immediately facepalmed straight into a "this is why we can't have nice things" spiral.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/11/17/dril-got-doxxed/)
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The internet can be a disturbing, sad place. It takes a special kind of hero to remind us that its darkest corners can also be filled with joy. That hero is @dril (https://twitter.com/dril), an embodiment of so-called "weird Twitter" who has — like some kind of joke-slinging caped crusader — remained an anonymous beacon of shining light.*
Anonymous until yesterday, that is. That's right, someone went ahead and doxxed him, and the internet is really bummed about it.*
SEE ALSO: The 21 Weirdest Twitter Accounts (http://mashable.com/2013/10/24/weird-twitter-accounts/)
While we won't reveal his name here, it turns out someone posted dril's alleged identity to Tumblr, and the internet immediately facepalmed straight into a "this is why we can't have nice things" spiral.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/11/17/dril-got-doxxed/)
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