There are a fair few Twitter accounts that are a little blue, un-PC and outright rude. Some I find funny, some I don’t.  The ones I find funny I follow the ones I don’t I ignore.  Simple.

However this was not the case for one teenage girl who today decided to give one of the more politically incorrect Twitter accounts a piece of her mind. Boy did that backfire.

Little did she realise that the Twitter account she gave her, not so eloquently put, opinion to had a huge cult following. Within minutes she was bombarded with @replies that ranged from nasty to provocative. People came Tweeting in from all angles to give her abuse, to be honest it was like a lamb to the slaughter, and while I didn’t agree with her initial opinion, I felt very sorry for her after what can only be described as a Twitter lynching.

So this got me wondering. Is Twitter for kids? This girl clearly was only using her account to have a chat with her mates and occasionally give a random opinion on something and nothing more. She was nowhere near prepared for the backlash she got from getting involved in Twitter outside her familiar connections. To be honest, after the abuse she took, I wouldn’t be surprised if she felt a little worse for wear and I doubt she will be looking to make another venture into the Twitterverse any time soon.

In response to my own question: No I don’t think Twitter is for kids.

Twitter has the power to conjure online mobs in seconds. It can be quickly used as a lynching tool, especially amongst the Twiterrati and it really is a social arena that operates a survival of the fittest system.

I wouldnt expect a teen, especially one who is used to having their opinions heard and agreed with, to last five minutes in such a volatile and uncensored world.