The Digital Integrity Coalition was originally created in 2023 as an educational resource hub for adult professionals who were victims of online harassment, coordinated smear campaigns, reputational attacks, hater-driven content, and other forms of digital misconduct.

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The purpose was simple: to help people understand that they were not alone.

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So many public resources focus on youth cyberbullying, but far fewer address what happens when adults are targeted online — especially when their careers, credibility, businesses, reputations, or livelihoods are affected. The Coalition was created in response to that gap and was built around one central message: digital harm is real, but panic, retaliation, misinformation, and escalation usually make things worse.

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Rather than rebuilding a vast hub of resource pages, I chose to carry the heart of the work forward through books and music. Those projects allowed me to speak more directly to the emotional, ethical, and human impact of online targeting — not only as a professional issue, but as a deeply personal one.

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My own experience with sustained online targeting and reputational harm became part of the reason I created the song “Hater Creators” and wrote the books Social Media Monsters and Digital Lynch Mobs. Those projects grew out of lived experience, professional observation, and years of studying how digital cruelty spreads, escalates, and harms real people.

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If you have been targeted, mocked, misrepresented, ganged up on, or professionally harmed by online behavior, you are not imagining the impact. You are not weak for being affected by it - and you are not alone.

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What the Coalition Focused On

The Digital Integrity Coalition focused on helping adult professionals better understand:

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• Online defamation and reputational harm

• Coordinated targeting and hater-driven content

• Creator-led harassment and digital pile-ons

• Ethical decision-making during high-stress online situations

• Documentation and evidence preservation

• Digital footprint exposure and risk reduction

• The importance of clarity, restraint, and accountability

 

The goal was never to encourage retaliation or public warfare. The goal was to help people slow down, document carefully, think clearly, protect themselves, and make informed decisions.

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Important Notice

The Digital Integrity Coalition was an educational project only. It was not a law firm and did not provide legal advice, legal representation, emergency response, therapy, crisis counseling, or advocacy hotline support. Anyone facing immediate danger, credible threats, stalking, extortion, blackmail, doxxing, or criminal conduct should contact appropriate law enforcement, legal counsel, platform safety teams, or emergency services.​

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