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The Guardian
Can I tell you a secret?
It starts the same way... A seemingly innocent message from someone who appears to be a young woman: ‘Can I tell you a secret?’ But as this six-part podcast explores, people are rarely their true selves online – and one man took it much further. What happened when this cyberstalker wreaked havoc across the internet and ruined people’s lives. And why did he do it?Can I Tell You A Secret - a Guardian podcast series about obsession, fear, and the lives we lead online
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4.5 stars from 1,200 ratings
Enraging and Gaslighting Extraordinaire
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“Matthew is someone who hurt over 60 people but more attention is given to his recovery than to the recovery of his victims. The emotional and financial abuse he inflicted is downplayed in favor of solving his problems and blaming a system that didn’t provide enough oversight for people with...”Read full review »
Herman in LA via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/24/24
Reckless and divisive storytelling
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“Either you side with Matthew or his victims.
What’s more sinister - physical harm or psychological harm?
Either you take stalking seriously or you don’t.
So much of this podcast is presented as a simple binary assessment, but the reality is so much more complex.
It is possible for there to...”Read full review »
Hughdles via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
04/13/24
Fascinating, terrifying, and sad
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“This story of online stalking is fascinating, terrifying, and sad. The complex backstories of the victims and perpetrator are presented. I’d like to emphasise that autistic people are not necessarily more likely to commit crimes like this because I think that the mother and one policeman lean too...”Read full review »
HeatherDuggan via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
04/11/24
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