Woman Falls Victim To Cyberbullying After Mothership Article Inaccurately Calls Her ‘Tourist From China’

[The_King]

A video comparing shops in Singapore to those in China turned out to be a nightmare for a woman who was simply trying to create helpful content online.

Her post was picked up by independent news site Mothership, which inaccurately portrayed her as a “tourist from China”. This label, unfortunately, invited a slew of negative comments from netizens.

Source: @b.linling on TikTok

These comments ranged from calling her a clueless traveller to asking her to find her “female relatives” in Geylang.

Overwhelmed by the reactions, the woman is now seeking legal advice on the matter.

Woman accuses Mothership of making up false identity in ‘tourist’ article

On Thursday (21 Sep), Lin Lin, a content creator who goes by @b.linling on TikTok, posted a lengthy rant about how she recently fell victim to cyberbullying.

@b.linling Because of false information, I’m getting accusations?!?!?! 因为假新闻，我被网暴了。 #tiktok #tiktoksg #fyp #新加坡 ♬ original sound – 林林拎不清

 

This came after Mothership posted an article titled ‘Tourist from China feels going to S’pore doesn’t feel like going abroad as Chinese brands galore’ on Tuesday (19 Sep).

Source: @b.linling on TikTok

The article was about a Xiaohongshu video Lin Lin had posted in June comparing stores in Singapore to those in China.

Lin Lin shared that she was initially excited when she heard that she was on the news. However, this soon spiralled into fear due to a combination of factual inaccuracies and insensitive comments by netizens.

In her video, she accused Mothership of “making up a false identity” for her. She pointed out that she had spent the last eight years in Singapore and is not a Chinese “tourist” as they initially wrote in their headline.

 

Source: @b.linling on TikTok

 

“Wow,” said the content creator while clapping sarcastically at Mothership’s narrative that she “felt regret and disappointment” at the stores she featured in her video.

Source: @b.linling on TikTok

Netizens leave comments criticising content creator

Lin Lin also shared that some of the comments that the article garnered affected her quite badly.

Among them were comments asking her to return to China and accusing her of being a clueless tourist.

Source: Facebook

Some netizens even suggested that she knows the Geylang red-light district well as she “probably works there too”.

Source: Facebook

Lin Lin shared that she was stunned and in disbelief when she read the comments. She wondered how the author could’ve cracked such a “cold lie” despite having a body temperature of 37.5°C.

In addition to the “tourist” mischaracterisation, Lin Lin also disputed suggestions that she found Singapore boring, pointing out that she has posted several hundred guides about life here.

Source: @b.linling on TikTok

 

Mothership allegedly ignores woman’s DM but changes headline

In light of the distressing experience, Lin Lin shot a DM to Mothership’s Facebook page requesting amendments. Initially, she claimed that they left her message on ‘read’.

She then also commented on Mothership’s Instagram post about the story but was allegedly met with silence too.

Lin Lin said that even though she didn’t get a response, she noticed that Mothership had stealthily made changes to the article’s headline, replacing the word “tourist” with “woman”.

In her view, this was a deliberate attempt at “causing controversy”.

Similar changes were also made to the Facebook copy of the article, as shown in the edit history.

Source: Mothership on Facebook

Content creator requests Mothership to remove ‘false content’

Concluding the video, Lin Lin revealed that her private life and work have been severely affected by the coverage.

Choking back tears, she compared her situation to being trapped in a whirlpool while watching “public opinions spread like wildfire”.

She said that she could only resort to sharing her own side of the story in the comments, but even that felt like shouting in a vacuum.

Lin Lin also questioned if toying with “ordinary people” was Mothership’s way of deriving entertainment.

Ending her TikTok, Lin Lin sternly requested the news site to remove all “false content” about her and issue a public apology.

Source: @b.linling on TikTok

 

She also claimed that she had contacted a lawyer regarding the matter.

Mothership extends apology to content creator about inaccuracy

Subsequent checks by MS News found that the article now contains an editor’s note, stating that the earlier characterisation of Lin Lin as a “tourist” was wrong.

Source: Mothership

The news site declared that they had amended the article accordingly and extended an apology to the content creator.

Meanwhile, Mothership’s Instagram post featuring the article has been taken down at the time of writing.

Speaking to MS News, Lin Lin confirmed that she is currently in talks with Mothership but does not intend to issue a public statement.

[pigpigoink]

cannot tahan... brb

[ManOfTheHour]

I will bully her anus with my tongue

[noobmaster]

13 minutes ago, ManOfTheHour said:

I will bully her anus with my tongue

this atb can bully my face

[noobmaster]

31 minutes ago, The_King said:

A video comparing shops in Singapore to those in China turned out to be a nightmare for a woman who was simply trying to create helpful content online.

Her post was picked up by independent news site Mothership, which inaccurately portrayed her as a “tourist from China”. This label, unfortunately, invited a slew of negative comments from netizens.

Source: @b.linling on TikTok

These comments ranged from calling her a clueless traveller to asking her to find her “female relatives” in Geylang.

Overwhelmed by the reactions, the woman is now seeking legal advice on the matter.

Woman accuses Mothership of making up false identity in ‘tourist’ article

On Thursday (21 Sep), Lin Lin, a content creator who goes by @b.linling on TikTok, posted a lengthy rant about how she recently fell victim to cyberbullying.

@b.linling Because of false information, I’m getting accusations?!?!?! 因为假新闻，我被网暴了。 #tiktok #tiktoksg #fyp #新加坡 ♬ original sound – 林林拎不清

 

This came after Mothership posted an article titled ‘Tourist from China feels going to S’pore doesn’t feel like going abroad as Chinese brands galore’ on Tuesday (19 Sep).

Source: @b.linling on TikTok

The article was about a Xiaohongshu video Lin Lin had posted in June comparing stores in Singapore to those in China.

Lin Lin shared that she was initially excited when she heard that she was on the news. However, this soon spiralled into fear due to a combination of factual inaccuracies and insensitive comments by netizens.

In her video, she accused Mothership of “making up a false identity” for her. She pointed out that she had spent the last eight years in Singapore and is not a Chinese “tourist” as they initially wrote in their headline.

 

Source: @b.linling on TikTok

 

“Wow,” said the content creator while clapping sarcastically at Mothership’s narrative that she “felt regret and disappointment” at the stores she featured in her video.

Source: @b.linling on TikTok

Netizens leave comments criticising content creator

Lin Lin also shared that some of the comments that the article garnered affected her quite badly.

Among them were comments asking her to return to China and accusing her of being a clueless tourist.

Source: Facebook

Some netizens even suggested that she knows the Geylang red-light district well as she “probably works there too”.

Source: Facebook

Lin Lin shared that she was stunned and in disbelief when she read the comments. She wondered how the author could’ve cracked such a “cold lie” despite having a body temperature of 37.5°C.

In addition to the “tourist” mischaracterisation, Lin Lin also disputed suggestions that she found Singapore boring, pointing out that she has posted several hundred guides about life here.

Source: @b.linling on TikTok

 

Mothership allegedly ignores woman’s DM but changes headline

In light of the distressing experience, Lin Lin shot a DM to Mothership’s Facebook page requesting amendments. Initially, she claimed that they left her message on ‘read’.

She then also commented on Mothership’s Instagram post about the story but was allegedly met with silence too.

Lin Lin said that even though she didn’t get a response, she noticed that Mothership had stealthily made changes to the article’s headline, replacing the word “tourist” with “woman”.

In her view, this was a deliberate attempt at “causing controversy”.

Similar changes were also made to the Facebook copy of the article, as shown in the edit history.

Source: Mothership on Facebook

Content creator requests Mothership to remove ‘false content’

Concluding the video, Lin Lin revealed that her private life and work have been severely affected by the coverage.

Choking back tears, she compared her situation to being trapped in a whirlpool while watching “public opinions spread like wildfire”.

She said that she could only resort to sharing her own side of the story in the comments, but even that felt like shouting in a vacuum.

Lin Lin also questioned if toying with “ordinary people” was Mothership’s way of deriving entertainment.

Ending her TikTok, Lin Lin sternly requested the news site to remove all “false content” about her and issue a public apology.

Source: @b.linling on TikTok

 

She also claimed that she had contacted a lawyer regarding the matter.

Mothership extends apology to content creator about inaccuracy

Subsequent checks by MS News found that the article now contains an editor’s note, stating that the earlier characterisation of Lin Lin as a “tourist” was wrong.

Source: Mothership

The news site declared that they had amended the article accordingly and extended an apology to the content creator.

Meanwhile, Mothership’s Instagram post featuring the article has been taken down at the time of writing.

Speaking to MS News, Lin Lin confirmed that she is currently in talks with Mothership but does not intend to issue a public statement.

this one big news on reddit

 

that editor really jia lat

Edited September 24, 2023 by noobmaster

[sTiCkY]

atbcpjhj 

[aaur4man]

ask her come here

 

I'll make it up to her

[coffeenut]

4 hours ago, pigpigoink said:

cannot tahan... brb

WTF her IG followers a few days ago when you posted about the sega was 300/350. Now is 1500+ 

 

But she post decent travel pic - so give her +1 and Mahlershit -10

[DynamiteZerg]

Technically she is a "tourist from China" what.

[XianGe]

Should be lich atb

[CannotTahanLiao]

Mothershit, if you're reading this, please gum my ku ku deep deep

[noobmaster]

1 minute ago, CannotTahanLiao said:

Mothershit, if you're reading this, please gum my ku ku deep deep

 

11 minutes ago, XianGe said:

Should be lich atb

 

15 hours ago, coffeenut said:

WTF her IG followers a few days ago when you posted about the sega was 300/350. Now is 1500+ 

 

But she post decent travel pic - so give her +1 and Mahlershit -10

 

17 hours ago, aaur4man said:

ask her come here

 

I'll make it up to her

 

18 hours ago, sTiCkY said:

atbcpjhj 

 

20 hours ago, ManOfTheHour said:

I will bully her anus with my tongue

 

20 hours ago, pigpigoink said:

cannot tahan... brb

 

Hope the atb sues mothership 

 

8 hours ago, noobmaster said:

Atb based in sg 

 

 

@ManOfTheHour @classyNfabulous @CannotTahanLiao @canot_lidat_lah @ExTreMisTxxx

 

[aaur4man]

4 hours ago, noobmaster said:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hope the atb sues mothership 

 

 

 

she wont one la just kpkb nia where got money sue