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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Gino Spocchia

Far-right online trolls try jamming up LGBT+ youth suicide hotline

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Trolls on the far-right messaging board 4chan have been strongly condemned for attempting to clog-up a suicide hotline for LGBT+ youth.

On Tuesday, members of 4chan allegedly plotted to clog-up The Trevor Project’s 24 hour hotline for young LGBT+ people considering harming themselves or suicide, social media posts suggested.

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