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{1.2a2b1a2} viral targets on social media indicate a platform failure
topics:
Going viral isn’t great:
{1.2a2b1a} virality can spread your story while simultaneously taking away your control of the narrative
{1.2a2b1} context collapse and virality repurpose users into fodder for content generation
{1.2a2b1a1} virality exacerbates context collapse
The fact that certain random users can be mass-targeted by
other
random users indicates that there is an issue inherent with the platform.
We wouldn’t go to a place if we risked being harassed by even one person; why do we risk being harassed by hundreds or thousands online?
We would think the “place” has a responsibility to maintain a safe environment for the public.
More thinking to do here…