Within seconds, Eichenwald, who has epilepsy, suffered a seizure. "What they're doing virtually is no different than walking into a convention they know is the Epilepsy Foundation with a strobe light, hoping to cause seizures," Nichol said. The attacks on Eichenwald and the Epilepsy Foundation recall a 2008 spate of digital assaults on the organisation. In the hours following his tweet to Eichenwald, Rivello sent more private messages to other users, according to court records. And he's still dealing with the consequences of the seizure he suffered after opening his Twitter account in December 2016, Lieberman said.

Source: Stuff December 17, 2019 07:30 UTC