c11g

A screengrab of the c11g forum, showing a post in the Lolcows section made by a user named Gonerphage.

The c11g forum on October 3rd 2049, showing a post made by Gonerphage to discuss the fate of Richie Diniz.

c11g, believed to be a numerical contraction of cyberbullying, is an online troll group and web forum dedicated to stalking, harassing, and documenting various online personalities. The forum is hosted and managed by Gonerphage, who claims that c11g only targets individuals who count as “public figures” to prevent sanctions from internet governing bodies.

Table of contents

  1. History
  2. Notable targets
  3. See also
  4. References

History

c11g originated in 2043 as a splinter group of ViralSamsara, an online troll community that fell apart after being put on the Do Not Host/Do Not Register list of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). [1] Launched by prominent ViralSamsara poster Gonerphage, the c11g forum differentiated itself from its predecessor by adhering to what its members call the Gonerphage rule: they only target individuals whom they view as “public figures.” Gonerphage credits this rule with preventing c11g from being targeted for stronger sanctions by internet governing bodies.

c11g’s definition of public figure is considered malleable. The group has primarily targeted influencers, CEOs, professional athletes, and performers. Members of c11g have been accused of engaging in gonering, astroturfing campaigns meant to raise an individual’s public profile in order to make them “fair game.” [2]

Notable targets

Prior to his death, Richie Diniz was the target of c11g’s longest-running harassment campaign, which ranged from stalking, cyberattacks, and social media baiting to various real-world pranks. [3] As with most c11g activity, there was considerable spillover into active harassment of prominent figures in fan communities. [4]

In a March 2047 episode of The Desai Summit about the activities of c11g, Hasashi Desai raised the argument that Gonerphage is a member of Second Advent, given their frequent far-right talking points and the fact that nearly all of c11g’s targets are individuals with neural colloid implants. This prompted Gonerphage to start a harassment campaign against Desai “only to disprove his dumb argument” on the basis that Desai has been vocal about not having any colloids.

See also

References

  1. Jules, F. (March 2043). “ITU Issues Wide-Ranging Ban on Suicide-Baiting Group.” Le Soir. ↩
  2. Nedry, D. (August 2044). “Did Online Trolls ‘Create’ An Influencer Just to Bully Her?” 404 Media. ↩
  3. Agwai, T. (February 2048). “Was the Cat Piss-Spraying Drone Meant for Richie Diniz?” Wired. ↩
  4. Potamus, P. (November 2048). “It’s becoming increasingly hard to tell apart Richie Diniz’ following and his haterdom.” Cybernews. ↩