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Twittermob (複数形 Twittermobs)

1. (usually pejorative) A group of Twitter users targetting an issue or individual, especially one that forms suddenly and is viewed as hostile.
   • 2011, Steven Baxter, "The press will not learn from the Chris Jefferies case", New Statesman, 30 July 2011:

     We live in an age when the old media claim to be the voices of calmness and reason amid the storm, comparing themselves favourably with the lawless frontier towns and torch-wielding Twittermobs of social media.

   • 2012, Brendan O'Neill, "The Twitterstorm against Samantha Brick is infinitely uglier and nastier than the article she wrote ", The Telegraph, 3 April 2012:

     What is it about the era we live in that means these kind of Twittermobs can emerge with such speed and ferocity?

   • 2012, David Banks, "How do you prosecute a Twittermob?", 26 April 2012 (used in title only)
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