It has long been known social media brings out the worst in some people.
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While it's often possible to avoid the lowest depths of these apps, sometimes comments spread widely for all the wrong reasons.
Some of the posts on Thursday about Jarryd Hayne and the woman he was found guilty of sexually assaulting were beyond abhorrent.
What's worse, some of these comments came from former NRL players.
The likes of Krisnan Inu and Tony Williams made their thoughts on Hayne's conviction clear.
Not only did they support their former teammate, they directly targeted the victim in Instagram stories.
Out of respect for the woman, this column has chosen not to print their comments.
Friday saw Williams' deal with the New York Freedom terminated, the North American Rugby League club condemning his posts in a statement, while Inu walked back his comments in a new Instagram story.
The social media posts reinforce many of the harshest criticisms thrown at rugby league players.
It's hard to claim footballers are moral citizens who treat women with respect when others are actively blaming a sexual assault victim for the fact their former teammate is in jail.
It's also unsurprising rugby league players behave the way they do when it's apparent some teammates are incapable of calling out inappropriate behaviour.
It's no secret Hayne's attitude and behaviour left multiple coaches frustrated.
The fullback had multiple off-field incidents throughout his career. Yet his behaviour never changed.
What makes weeks like this so frustrating for those within rugby league is we know how much good so many players do in their communities.
Josh Mansour has signed up as an ambassador for Australian Red Cross, the Lebanon representative looking to build on the work he did in helping raise money following last year's Beirut explosion.
Tyson Gamble visited Ronald McDonald House on Thursday before donating last week's man-of-the-match cheque to the charity.
They are just two examples of players using their position to help those less fortunate.
There are plenty more.
They don't deserve to have their work overshadowed by a selfish minority.
But until someone stands up and pulls their fellow players into line, that will continue to happen.
Former stars Willie Mason and Dean Widders stepped into that territory when talking on the ABC this week, the pair denouncing acts of violence against women, but more needs to be done.
So who will be the next NRL player to publicly condemn the behaviour of their fellow footballers?