As mentioned in a recent short take, you'd think I was torturing kittens for all the vitriol I receive online. People on social media have become extremely comfortable with posting death threats and suicide-baiting targeted at MAPs, and nothing is being done about it. Most social media platforms will even ban non-offending MAPs while allowing the death threats to continue.

I don't think we should just throw our hands up in the air, commiserate, and admit defeat. And so, in this article, I'll talk about how to make these bastards face the consequences they deserve.

Individuals

The police are not altogether helpful when it comes to dealing with threats against MAPs. Indeed, it seems that MAPs have virtually no protection under the law, hence my earlier articles about my personal stance on self-defense. Still, I think it worth reporting extreme cases anonymously, as there isn't really anything to lose by doing so.

Thankfully, many individuals who post hateful content toward MAPs also have a history of posting unhinged content in general, and this is where we can get them. Many western countries - and the US is an outlier here - have very broad laws against hate speech, so much so that a slur on X or YouTube can be enough for a police visit. Is that excessive? Absolutely. But it's also a way of making our detractors pay.

Not only does hateful online commentary come with potential legal consequences in some jurisdictions, but it also puts the individual at risk of losing their job in today's cancel-happy world. This is something else we can leverage. Again, comments about MAPs may not be enough, but if we can catch them saying something else that would look bad and embarrass their employer, we have a case. And almost every person, if you dig deeply enough, has said something they wouldn't want their boss to know about.

Platforms

Platforms will happily ban MAP accounts while allowing members to plot their murder. Looking at you, Substack!

Many of these platforms also permit users to post commentary in violation of hate speech laws, and ironically child safety laws, all while operating in countries where they have a legal responsibility to take action. Substack, for example, is almost certainly violating the laws of countries like the UK and Germany.

Again, we cannot report platforms for being anti-MAP, but we can report them to regulators (such as the UK's terrifying OFCOM) for not conforming to local regulations. I'd love nothing more than to see these platforms receive a series of large fines.

Collecting evidence

Yesterday, I set up a new sub-forum on Mu called Threat Tracker. For now, it's available only to Senior Members. There we can collect evidence on those who have harmed MAPs online, to be submitted to law enforcement, regulators, and employers. I've already collected a lot of information on one person from Substack, and one of Sly Boy's fans, with evidence of them using slurs against trans and disabled people.

In addition to collecting information on the attackers, we can also dig up contact details of their victims. The non-MAP victims may be more willing to make a formal report once notified that they've been targeted, and that should be more effective than my anonymous reporting.

Please share information

Even if you don't have a Senior Member account on Mu's forum, I'll be extremely happy to accept information from anyone. Likewise, if you're looking for intelligence on an enemy of the MAP community, I may be willing to share with you what I know.

We can't allow people to get away with posting threats as they do. We must make those responsible face consequences.

How dare you?!

Upon hearing that I'd allegedly reported someone to their employer, one YouTuber referred to such an action as criminal. It is not. It's also exactly what our detractors are trying to do to me. If attempting to locate a MAP and complain to their employer is all good, so is locating and reporting someone who is not a MAP.

The double standard ends here.