Where'd Y'all Go? Viral watchdog Instagram account deleted after threats

The account administrators of “Where Y’all Goin” deleted the viral Instagram page earlier today after receiving serious threats when the identity of one of the account owners was exposed. After speaking to Campus Safety about the gravity of the situation, they said the threats made against them were serious to the extent that deleting the account was the best way to proceed. One of the account’s former administrators posted a heartfelt goodbye message in the Facebook group “Bagels Who Discuss.” “We disabled the account because of serious threats made against us,” the administrator, who posted anonymously in the Facebook group, wrote. “The account itself was blown to a large proportion that made it impossible to monitor without serious implication on our mental health and safety. Additionally, so many people who were commending/DM’ing us we not even in the UNC community, which was not part of our original intention.” Senior Molly Cummings said she was upset that Where Y’all Goin was deleted because she felt the page was one of the only ways students were held accountable for failure to follow COVID-19 guidelines. But she believes the administrators were justified in removing the page to protect themselves from potential harm. “I…
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