How a cyber storm tore apart the life of Chinese influencer Zeng Ying

Zeng’s troubles began when she started sobbing while reporting on the assassination of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe. The haranguing online quickly spilled over into the real world, affecting her family, friends and colleagues. — SCMP

She was branded a “traitor”, taunted with funeral items, and doxxed by cyberbullies.

As the pressure mounted last month, Chinese freelance journalist and influencer Zeng Ying tried to take her own life, friends and colleagues say.