Tim Sullivan, “Dante’s eFerno,” (2015)
“Listen up, you who have wandered from the straight and narrow of the internet: follow me and I will show you the hell that awaits those who misuse the great social networks. Heed my warnings, for the fate of these wretches will be your own if you do not cease your wicked ways. (Note: you won’t find any cyber bullies or their ilk here. They get sent on to real hell. No one wants those jerks around.)
“Down we go on the tour…
“Level 1 – Clickbait Victims
“Observe the woeful denizens of the first level of Internet Hell. In life, these people were lured by the siren call of clickbait. They were wont to share articles and videos possessed of hyperbolic headlines but a body that could never live up to the promise. When they died, well, YOU WON’T BELIEVE WHAT HAPPENED NEXT… They will spend the rest of eternity being tortured by those little demons you see with the wings and the hats. Watch how the demons swagger over and promise them that they have big news and then dash their excitement with quotidian details. Then they punch them around for a while. […]”. —Tim Sullivan, “Dante’s eFerno: The 9 Levels of Internet Hell for Social Media Sinners,” Points in Case, February 23, 2015
Sighting Citation:
“Tim Sullivan, “Dante’s eFerno,” (2015).” Dante Today: Citings and Sightings of Dante’s Works in Contemporary Culture. Elizabeth Coggeshall and Arielle Saiber, eds. October 23, 2025. https://www.dantetoday.org/sightings/tim-sullivan-dantes-eferno-2015/.Related Sighting
Paul Tassi, “Dante’s Internet: Serious Business” (2010)