The Internet Ruined My Life
2016 · Syfy · 30 min · 1 season
S01E06 · Video Villain
Thu, 14 Apr, 12:00 pm
A viral video star achieves fame at a terrible price; a struggling writer gets death threats after his photo becomes a meme.
About
The Internet Ruined My Life exposes the unexpected perils of living in a social media obsessed world. Each half-hour explores what happens to a person when a single tweet, post, or status update backfires and spirals out of control. Told through first person accounts, this series takes stories ripped-from-the-headlines and reveals how people just like you and me inadvertently ruin their lives in one key stroke. The Internet Ruined My Life premieres 9 March 2016 at 10 pm.
Episodes
- E01
Cancel Colbert
Thu, 10 Mar· 30 minA tweet calling for the cancellation of "The Colbert Report" sends one young woman into hiding; British slang turns a traveler on vacation into a suspected terrorist.
- E02
Food Fight
Thu, 17 Mar· 30 minEspousing love for duck liver and video games prompts a social media backlash that destroys two people's lives.
- E03
Sext Gone Wrong
Thu, 24 Mar· 30 minA prank video posted online puts one man in handcuffs; a high school student's world turns upside-down after sending a topless photo.
- E04
Adults Only
Thu, 31 Mar· 30 minA woman contemplates suicide after naked photos of her end up online; a makeover meme goes viral and forces a woman into hiding.
- E05
Gleek Tragedy
Thu, 7 Apr· 30 minA viewer tweets a TV spoiler and becomes hated across the globe; the wrong emoji on a Facebook post turns a user into a fugitive.
- E06
Video Villain
Thu, 14 Apr· 30 minA viral video star achieves fame at a terrible price; a struggling writer gets death threats after his photo becomes a meme.
