IT worker hits back at trolls after online abuse

An IT firm employee targeted by online trolls because of her appearance has hit back at her critics in a video message saying she will not let abusers bully her.

Jayde Phoenix, who works for Foursys, an IT security firm in Bury St Edmunds, took part in a campaign for a competition on the LinkedIn site, asking users to guess how many USB sticks she was holding in a vase.

She said users left “graphic and violent” messages on the site, with some finding Ms Phoenix’s personal Facebook page and posting comments such as “an expert on silicon implants” and “office lizard with fake breasts trying to pose as a so-called ‘expert’”.