EPISODE · Jan 2, 2026 · 3 MIN
Targeted by Hate - What Happens After the Headlines Fade
from The LeDrew Three Minute Interview
In Today’s Three Minutes, Stephen LeDrew speaks with international model Miriam Mattova about what happened after a highly publicized incident in Toronto faded from the headlines - and how it became the start of a much more disturbing ordeal.Following the incident, Mattova began receiving dozens of online death threats each day, many directed not only at her but at her family. These threats were delivered through major social media platforms that claim to actively moderate hate and violent content. As the volume escalated, she turned to police for help, only to be told that her best option was to change her number and take precautions herself.LeDrew presses on the deeper issue - why threats of violence are treated as a digital inconvenience rather than a real public safety concern. Mattova explains how anonymity fuels abuse, why platform delays in providing user data undermine investigations, and how existing laws have failed to keep pace with modern technology.This conversation goes beyond one individual experience. It raises urgent questions about accountability, free expression versus criminal threat, and why victims of online hate are increasingly left to fend for themselves. As Stephen LeDrew makes clear, if threats against one group are tolerated, no group is ultimately safe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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In Today’s Three Minutes, Stephen LeDrew speaks with international model Miriam Mattova about what happened after a highly publicized incident in Toronto faded from the headlines - and how it became the start of a much more disturbing ordeal.Following the incident, Mattova began receiving dozens of online death threats each day, many directed not only at her but at her family. These threats were delivered through major social media platforms that claim to actively moderate hate and violent content. As the volume escalated, she turned to police for help, only to be told that her best option was to change her number and take precautions herself.LeDrew presses on the deeper issue - why threats of violence are treated as a digital inconvenience rather than a real public safety concern. Mattova explains how anonymity fuels abuse, why platform delays in providing user data undermine investigations, and how existing laws have failed to keep pace with modern technology.This conversation goes beyond one individual experience. It raises urgent questions about accountability, free expression versus criminal threat, and why victims of online hate are increasingly left to fend for themselves. As Stephen LeDrew makes clear, if threats against one group are tolerated, no group is ultimately safe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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