Have you read Sarah Jeong's The Internet of Garbage?

http://www.amazon.com/Internet-Garbage-Sarah-Jeong-ebook/dp/...

https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Sarah_Jeong_The_... (DRM-free)

Only one death threat? That might actually be enough to drive some people away, but I think the article was talking about people who get death threats on a regular basis. Sometimes just being who you are is enough to "attract that stuff".

The most vulnerable are the ones who don't have friends or a support system nearby. Their only options are to put up with being constantly harassed, or cut themselves off from their community entirely.

https://amazon.com/The-Internet-Garbage-Sarah-Jeong-ebook/dp...