Game of Thrones actress Faye Marsay is bullied into quitting social media

The latest high-profile victim of online abuse is actress Faye Marsay, famous for her portrayal of the Waif in Game of Thrones. After finding herself on the receiving end of hate and harassment, she has announced that she is to quit Facebook.

Marsay's decision comes after guidelines were unveiled to help determine whether criminal proceedings should be brought against individuals engaging in online hate crimes.

She says that social media became far too intrusive and fans started to want to know too much about her. She says: "I've just come off Facebook [...] It's terrifying, social media, it terrifies me."

While some of Marsay's experiences on Facebook were not entirely negative, the bad far outweighed the good:

I got a lot of shit after Game of Thrones but people were also really nice. I've had people trying to figure out who I'm in a relationship with and all that shit.

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