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7 charged with cyberbullying after Paris Olympics artistic director’s opening ceremony backlash

7 charged with cyberbullying after Paris Olympics artistic director’s opening ceremony backlash

  • The online attacks erupted after Jolly’s acclaimed but controversial opening July spectacle on the Seine
  • The abuse quickly escalated, laced with homophobic and antisemitic slurs, and reportedly aimed to silence the artistic intent behind the show
By AP ·
Police investigating hate speech targeting Olympics opening ceremony artistic director Thomas Jolly

Police investigating hate speech targeting Olympics opening ceremony artistic director Thomas Jolly

By AP ·

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