{1.5a2a1a3} viral targets on social media indicate a platform failure

• Going viral isn’t great:
  • {1.5a2a1a} virality can spread your story while simultaneously taking away your control of the narrative
  • {1.5a2a1a1} context collapse and virality repurpose users into fodder for content generation
  • {1.5a2a1a2} 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…