When a Social Media Mob Came for Cornell’s Jane Doe

Posted Friday, October 16, 2026 6:30 pm

Debra Kamin, Amy Julia Harris, Ryan Mac, Emma Goldberg and Hurubie Meko (via The New York Times - Region)

After a former student named seven men in a lawsuit saying they had sexually assaulted her, a movement gained steam online to reveal her identity.

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Social Media, Cyberharassment, Sex Crimes, Colleges and Universities, Suits and Litigation (Civil), Cornell University, X (Formerly Twitter), Right-Wing Extremism and Alt-Right