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Couple was swatted 55 times in 2 years over a post about Norm Macdonald

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: Hacker News

What happened

Article URL: https://www.cbc.ca/lite/story/9.7370118 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49986892 Points: 28 # Comments: 5…

Key facts

  • Article URL: https://www.cbc.ca/lite/story/9.7370118 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49986892 Points: 28 # Comments: 5…
  • Reported by Hacker News and published Wed, 07 Oct 2026 01:42:24 UTC.

Why it matters

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