Got kicked out of uni and had the cops called for a social media website I made
by 1whizkid1 on 4/6/2026, 6:10:41 PM
https://monyatwu.com/blog/iitsocial/
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by: pavel_lishin
> <i>What the site was is that, I had scraped data for all students at IIT Delhi, and made a profile for all of them.</i><p>> <i>anyone could make an anonymous account, and then comment anything on anyone's profile.</i><p>Oh, good, they made a harassment factory.
4/6/2026, 9:41:32 PM
by: nusl
> "the DEAN threatened to kick me out"<p>So when did the clickbait title apply? The author is honestly, from this article, quite a horrible person.
4/6/2026, 9:32:25 PM
by: aetherspawn
Look, a piece of valid advice, and let me prefix this with I’ve been in business a long time and I run a big company.<p>If you want to get anywhere, it’s only going to happen by making deals with others.<p>For this, you need to be kind and caring. You need to negotiate with people and make everyone feel good, like they’re getting a good deal, not your response: “bitch come suck my dick” which by the way is sexual harassment.<p>You had one opportunity to remove the account of the guy who complained and issue an apology, and you failed. If you had just done this, your site would still be up and viral.<p>At any point in your negotiations with the Dean you could have offered to work with him to incorporate his feedback and reinforced how the platform was going viral and that it was going to be good for publicity because of its parallels to Facebook. You needed to identify his core concern (perhaps control) and resolve it mutually (make him an admin account or something). That’s what being a leader is about, not being an egotistic maniac.
4/6/2026, 9:58:11 PM
by: aadopne
This guy is too cocky for his own good. Still, an interesting case study in how to trip up on your own arrogance and still not learn anything from it.
4/6/2026, 9:34:36 PM
by: isaacryu
I don't know how you could write this and possibly think you come across as smart or mature. How you didn't get kicked out immediately is beyond me. These people did not consent to be included in your site; you had no right to air their personal lives because you think it makes you special.
4/6/2026, 10:11:08 PM
by: mchannon
If you're ever going to record an interaction with people who do not want it seen by the masses that they are breaking the law, you need to ensure that you livestream it.<p>Then you can tell them, "Go ahead, confiscate my phone. Proof of your illegal acts have already left the building, and the country."
4/6/2026, 7:45:29 PM
by: KnuthIsGod
Harrassment site.<p>Sites like these are only one step up from revenge porn.
4/6/2026, 9:48:26 PM
by: ball_of_lint
With the writing being at the level that it is, I struggle to take the claim "I was telling him, sir, give me one actual rule im breaking and i'll take the site down" Seriously. OP obviously didn't clearly understand why people were having a negative reaction to the site; I expect they might not recognize rules or laws even if they were cited.
4/6/2026, 10:35:29 PM
by: Jamesbeam
Indians amuse me. "My parents are in the military, you can do jack shit".<p>How is military mommy and daddy preventing you ending up in a Delhi landfill in eight to twelve pieces after being disrespectful to the wrong person?<p>They better try for a smarter son quickly, because you are not getting very old in the place you’re living, pissing people off like that.
4/6/2026, 11:25:19 PM
by: DrewADesign
Prompt: make a viral story about a cartoonishly obnoxious person feeling persecuted for facing <i>any</i> real consequences for their antisocial behavior.
4/6/2026, 9:53:00 PM
by: vignesh_146
lol this happened at my college (IIT delhi). He's being disengeious in the blog, the reason they made him take the site down is cos people writing some really really bad things about students, and Obv that should not be allowed at a place for higher education. Be more mature.
4/6/2026, 6:22:46 PM
by: mbfg
I suspect if he changed the name to not include the college name, while people would be angry, there wouldn't be a real reason to take it down. The sending emails to the college system is also iffy.
4/6/2026, 7:17:02 PM
by: anonymouscaller
I know he watched the Social Network before he did this :)
4/6/2026, 9:43:00 PM
by: msteffen
Very nice thread by the former CEO of Reddit about online behavior, moderation, etc: <a href="https://x.com/yishan/status/1586955288061452289" rel="nofollow">https://x.com/yishan/status/1586955288061452289</a><p>Per the thread, it’s possible this problem could’ve been solved by burying the site in affiliate links…
4/6/2026, 10:44:01 PM
by: droptablemain
I guess I'm too old for this sh*t, the whole thing just sounds terribly juvenile.
4/6/2026, 9:39:15 PM
by: Tiberium
<a href="https://monyatwu.com/dailyblog/day29/" rel="nofollow">https://monyatwu.com/dailyblog/day29/</a><p>> ok so i was just doing marketing, we were uploading rumors and gossip about people.
4/6/2026, 10:51:44 PM
by: ozim
I guess that’s how you get to be in Forbes 30 under 30 right?
4/6/2026, 7:43:06 PM
by: xrd
I've never seen someone with net negative karma until now.
4/6/2026, 9:49:54 PM
by: amatecha
I mean, this guy seems absolutely clueless. Anyone with even the slightest social awareness would know this site is going to result in hurting people and people are going to really dislike him for making it... and further his own conduct is super immature (wtf is [0])... He basically made a harassment service, complete with allowing anonymous posting? Definite "FAFO" moment. I don't feel a shred of sympathy for his situation.<p>When you build social technology, you have a responsibility to put some serious thought into what the social effects are of what you're producing. Every feature will have social and psychological implications for the people using the service. If you don't care about that, you especially shouldn't even be trying to make social-related software.<p>[0] <a href="https://monyatwu.com/blog/iitsocial/pic7.png" rel="nofollow">https://monyatwu.com/blog/iitsocial/pic7.png</a>
4/6/2026, 7:33:15 PM
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4/6/2026, 9:45:01 PM
by: liampulles
Well Zuckerberg, this is the brainrot staring back at you.
4/6/2026, 10:16:30 PM
by: LANcaster
Hey 1whizkid1, the Forbes 30 under 30 pipeline is waiting for you.
4/6/2026, 10:48:09 PM
by: jjmarr
I love how OP directly borrowed the plot of <i>The Social Network</i> by scraping the campus directory for a student rating system. And <i>somehow</i> it's playing out in the exact same way.<p>> I had scraped data for all students at IIT Delhi, and made a profile for all of them.<p>> anyone could make an anonymous account, and then comment anything on anyone's profile. Each profile also had 4 fields, where you could tag anyone, in the "has dated", "crushing on", "crushed on by" or "haters" category.<p>> he told me, take the site down or you WILL face DISCO, so again I was like sure, I dont mind it (I was just gettting reminded of Social Network lmao)<p>> also at one point i literally said the social network dialogue, " I feel like i deserve some recognition from you guys"
4/6/2026, 7:21:48 PM
by: BugsJustFindMe
Preliminary comment on tone and behavior in writing: Everything about the story, from the described details about what allegedly happened to the way those details are communicated, is infantile. That makes it very hard to treat the author as a reliable narrator about specific details.<p>Anyway...<p>> <i>anyone could make an anonymous account, and then comment anything on anyone's profile</i><p>Jesus christ. You built a platform specifically designed for targeted abuse. I know that you're still young, but one day when you're older I hope you come to realize that a platform for spreadings rumors about others is not an ok thing to want to build. You don't have the moral high-ground here. The only thing you accomplished was being a creep.<p>This whole blog post shows an extreme level of immaturity that I really do hope you grow out of. Literally every line is absolute cringe.<p>> <i>this is that story. its really really fucking crazy.</i><p>The craziest thing to me about this story is that everything in the story makes you look bad and yet you chose to post it anyway.<p>You either:<p>A) never realized that you were building a harassment platform despite being told this multiple times, which demonstrates a complete lack of awareness<p>or<p>B) thought it would be a good idea to build a harassment platform, which demonstrates a complete lack of empathy
4/6/2026, 7:15:58 PM
by: joshstrange
One can hope that time will lead to more maturity than was shown in launching a site like this or acting that way when pressed.<p>Yes, the admin didn't handle it well, but the writing style and general tone of this post/incident is incredibly off-putting. All while talking about future "investors" and how many great ideas he has. You created a clone of hot-or-not (or whatever Zuck called his site) and you think you're the next coming? Get real. There was nothing innovative here at all, it <i>might</i> be one thing if it was innovative while being scummy but it's just scummy and a tired copy.
4/6/2026, 7:23:03 PM
by: rambambram
Hahaha, I get 'The Social Network' vibes from this story. You should read his other posts also. Let's just say the guy has more than enough confidence.
4/6/2026, 7:35:31 PM
by: rambambram
Hey Mony, I want to follow your blog, please have an RSS feed for it if you can.
4/6/2026, 9:40:03 PM
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4/6/2026, 9:56:09 PM
by: lovegrenoble
You have to bring it back; it’s your awesome work
4/6/2026, 9:58:48 PM
by: josefritzishere
When I read things like this I glimplse the enormous cultural gulf between generations. I instictively want to take the side of the underdog in most situations. But in this case, I do not find the protagonist very sympathetic. But clearly, many young people feel otherwise. The world is a-changing.
4/6/2026, 7:27:39 PM
by: leoff
Reading this wasn't easy, but let's appreciate the authenticity.<p>This post doesn't reflect well on you, you were disrespectful to every person in the story. You really need to grow up, and you could've handled this way better.<p>You could have, for example, asked exactly what their concerns were, and proposed ways to address them.<p>Your site looks very amateur, but from your description, it doesn't sound like you are doing anything clearly forbidden by law.<p>>someone had written a comment about S which he did not like.<p>Couldn't this also be done in the reddit? Then is the lack of moderation and language filters the problem?
4/6/2026, 8:25:59 PM
by: dudul
I cannot tell if it's satire. The writing gave me a literal headache.
4/6/2026, 11:22:04 PM
by: hdhdhsjsbdh
Yikes, I guess American tendency for narcissism, cultural rot, and attention-seeking at all costs has fully permeated the global culture. This brat will probably be successful in life and that’s exactly why everything’s going to shit.
4/6/2026, 9:46:45 PM
by: yeah879846
sounds like a strong case of ego
4/6/2026, 9:58:07 PM
by: nalekberov
Apparently he got what he deserved, his karma currently is -17 (have never seen a negative karma).
4/6/2026, 10:08:10 PM
by: Imustaskforhelp
I am 17 from the same country and this is somewhat juvenile, this isn't an age problem for-the-most-part.<p>The thing I saw was that, they mentioned investor/startup multiple times. I feel like this is their way of getting attention (All PR is good PR)<p>There could've been better ways to handle it and I feel like there was no deeper reflection. One of the things I wish to do after something is to learn from that. I am unable to find that realization sadly :-(<p>Currently in High school, so maybe my expectations were a bit higher of University but I expected better from IIT-Delhi Student/Staff (Both)<p>OP I hope that you can reflect on these things. There are some good things to learn which you are dismissing here, Have a nice day.
4/6/2026, 10:05:06 PM
by: imwillofficial
This is the most self indulgent story I've ever read.<p>It brings value to nobody.
4/6/2026, 9:39:35 PM
by: catlikesshrimp
The implementation of the idea looks more like a kiwifarm egg than a facebook egg.<p>Thinking about Anonymous posting about non public figures is perturbing. If the poster can't be made responsible for the post, then the platform and the platform of the platform (and so on) are in line. That is: new website, then the hosting servers (and so on)
4/6/2026, 7:30:09 PM
by: aucisson_masque
What the fuck is this ? Is this even real ?<p>The author obviously lack maturity, is cocky and I guess we have every reason to hate him. University (from what he wrote) doesn't look bright either but it's India, it's kind of expected.
4/6/2026, 10:06:15 PM
by: porridgeraisin
Quite the personality this kid, I must say.<p>The admin behaviour is expected in an Indian context, provided you behave the way this guy did. I am not saying it's good to snatch the guys phone, but it's expected.<p>Let me explain the core issue here.<p>The issue is that if the platform ever devolves into something that can be construed as cyberbullying, then the admin is suddenly in trouble.<p>In the Indian context, elite public colleges like IITD have some students from quite poor non urban backgrounds, These colleges are cheap, have a strict entrance exam (JEE) and there's no money requirement so you have people from all financial strata. As such, the social dynamic is that the parents "entrust" the college with "taking care" of their kid. Especially in first generation educated. In contrast, in private colleges with homogenous, richer families the social dynamic puts more responsibility on the student. The age of 18 is completely irrelevant in this dynamic.<p>The point is, the admin in this college is also somewhat of a caretaker of the students. And will face social liability for cyberbullying "happening under their nose". This is true even if it happens on reddit by the way (and the bully is in the same college). Essentially, if there is a way for the dean to intervene and he doesn't, he has failed in his job as a caretaker. That's the dynamic here. Obviously he has deniability if some random american bullies a IITD kid on say HN. But if a IITD kid bullies a IITD kid on any social platform they will come down on it heavily.<p>Thus, the platform was never going to work and it's problematic before the law even comes into play. Talking about "tell me what rule I broke" without considering the above social dynamics is fairly immature. If they had done the same thing at say an Ashoka University (expensive private college) then they would have faced none of these issues by contrast. If I'm allowed a swipe at the author, this situation is entirely expected given their privileged background.
4/6/2026, 10:13:21 PM
by: titzer
> At this point I was genuinely feeling really fucking cool, cos I was just thinking this would be a really cool story to tell investors when I have a startup. The site was just booming.<p>This is Mark Zuckerberg posting this, check.
4/6/2026, 9:56:06 PM
by: throwanem
Congratulations on the successful launch, Mark! (2004)
4/6/2026, 9:54:30 PM
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4/6/2026, 9:46:24 PM
by: quietsegfault
What an asshole.
4/6/2026, 9:42:04 PM
by: 1f60c
I ain't reading all that, but do you really think it wise to recreate TheFacebook in 2026?
4/6/2026, 9:57:45 PM
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4/6/2026, 9:37:39 PM
by: ImPostingOnHN
OP: College is a time to make mistakes, and learn from them. Do you feel you learned from your mistakes? Do you feel there has been any conflict with the people who pointed them out? <i>[0][1]</i><p>Has there been a point when you paused and put serious, private deliberation into the question, <i>"am I wrong?"</i> Like several consecutive minutes, at least? It's ok to ask that question. You're even allowed to do it in the privacy of your own thoughts, where nobody else can judge you.<p><i>0 – <a href="https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/oppositional-defiant-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20375831" rel="nofollow">https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/oppositional-...</a></i><p><i>1 – <a href="https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/narcissistic-personality-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20366662" rel="nofollow">https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/narcissistic-...</a></i>
4/6/2026, 10:04:11 PM
by: legohead
only a couple steps away from Idiocracy
4/6/2026, 7:26:42 PM
by: gamblor956
FTA: "Mony: bitch come suck my dick"<p>...in response to someone politely asking to have his profile removed. Then the school told you to take it down and you refused.<p>You deserved to get kicked out of school.<p>Yes, this site would probably have been fine (if distasteful) in the U.S...because the U.S. <i>has a different legal system</i>. This site is not legal under Indian law. Defamation works very differently in India.<p>You should consider yourself lucky that you're able to write this blogpost instead of finding out what the inside of an Indian prison is like.
4/6/2026, 7:53:07 PM
by: OutOfHere
It is your obligation to remove defamatory comments immediately, ideally never allowing them to be posted at all (by means of an LLM). Secondly, you probably failed to provide the profile owners a way to delete their own profile if they seek privacy. These inactions are probably what led to complaints.
4/6/2026, 7:39:09 PM
by: cindyllm
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4/6/2026, 10:58:30 PM
by: blinkbat
Hard to have the high road with the mouth of a sailor
4/6/2026, 6:15:18 PM
by: superkuh
Imagine if this was, say, at a bar. A person holds up a sheet of paper on a clipboard and says anyone can write about anyone else in the bar. Would the police be called? Would legal threats be made? People freaking out like this is not consistent with social norms. It's magical thinking about the internet somehow being different or unique.<p>Good luck dealing with these small minded administrators.
4/6/2026, 7:16:24 PM
by: timpera
Interesting story, despite the clickbait title. Keep up the good work.
4/6/2026, 9:39:00 PM
by: hnsdev
The college was being abusive and they probably cannot take your phone and delete your stuff. What an awful thing to happen. By the way, the dean was not being nice by visiting you, don't go through Stockholm Syndrome, he was checking on you because he knew what he did was wrong.
4/6/2026, 7:18:00 PM
by: khelavastr
email me at alexaudretsch@outlook.com.Let'escale the criticism up to corrupt IIT grads across the world. India cops have no jurisdiction the US. I'll help identify them so they can be better denigrated by society and replaced.
4/6/2026, 9:29:08 PM