Samenvatting

Social media are ubiquitous in today’s society. The anonymity of posts seems to foster blaming others and falsely accusing individuals. The study presented in this article investigates posts on online platforms that address female and male professionals, including politicians, mayors, lawyers and scholars. We made comparisons between the professionals with regards to the contents of the posts. In total, we investigated 8402 posts related to twelve professionals. Moreover, we conducted interviews with four professionals and with four senders of posts. Results of this study suggest wide differences between the professionals and the genders with respect to the contents of the posts they receive.