cancel culture
BullyVille’s James McGibney: The Anti-Bully Who Built a Bully Machine
In its documentary, Bully Hunter, A&E presented viewers with a children’s fairy tale: a Marine-turned-cyber-expert named Dr. James McGibney, hunting the…
Semper Fi or Semper Fib? What Bullyville’s McGibney Really Did in the Marine Corps
James “Bully Hunter” McGibney likes to say the Marines made him into the “scorched earth” defender he is now, hunting bullies across the world. The Marine Corps taught him how to fight online.
A Freudian Field Day: Inside the Psychosexual Texts of Two ‘Bully Hunters’
Dr. James McGibney
Judge Slaps TikTok Creator with Immediate $62,320 Sanction; Lawsuit in Jeopardy
FORT MYERS, Fla. — TikTok content creator Danesh Noshirvan was ordered by a federal judge to pay $62,320 in attorney fees to Garramone Plastic Surgery for conduct the court described as “bad-faith”…
Attorney Admits Creating Fake Email to Impersonate Opposing Counsel
In a federal lawsuit in Florida, attorney Nicholas Chiappetta’s bid for a multimillion-dollar defamation victory has taken a turn — from a fight over damages to a battle for his career, possibly his…
Inside the Fake Outrage Machine of ‘ThatDaneshGuy’
The Method
TikTok Influencer Interrupts Wife’s Deposition With Expletive-Filled Tirade; Faces Sanctions That Could Reach $100,000
It began the way most things do—small and stupid. A quarrel in a parking lot. Two people. Two tempers. One phone. It should have ended there, with engines starting and doors slamming. But it didn’t…
Cyberstalking, Episode One: ‘Made You Look, Faggot’
This story is the first in a series on cyberstalking. I am publishing unedited exchanges with online harassers.
From Journalist to Clickbait Hitwoman: Megan Fox Exploiting a Sick Child for Views
By Michael Volpe
TikTok Influencer @ThatDaneshGuy Faces Grand Jury Probe Over High School Coach’s Suicide
The Denton County, Texas District Attorney’s office is expected to convene a grand jury this month to investigate the suicide of a High School football coach last October.
Cyberbullying, Bots, and Cancel Culture Chaos: Inside the Danesh-Luthmann Conflict
A client has hired me to investigate and report on “cancel culture” and related issues. The goal is to clarify this subject for a potential documentary series.
Fear, Algorithms, Anonymity and AI: Why ‘Accountability Culture’ Thrives Today
The Measure of Success