A pub barman claims he was hounded out of his job by cruel online bullies who repeatedly ordered takeaways to his workplace and threatened him with acid - all because he's a gay Irish traveller. James Lawrence was enjoying his job as a barman until trolls got wind of where he worked via TikTok and started making multiple takeaway orders in his name.
Over a three-week period last month, the 24-year-old was forced to turn away delivery drivers who turned up at the pub expecting payment. And his social media was soon flooded with hateful comments from trolls threatening to throw acid in his face and ordering him to kill himself.
Concerned his tormentors would turn up at his work, James handed in his notice and took a break from his TikTok account - which he had started in a bid to educate people about his experiences as a gay Irish traveller. James is now calling on TikTok to do more to stop trolls and is now pushing for photo verification to be required on all profiles so trolls can't lurk anonymously on the platform.
