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Jon Ronson: When Online Shaming spirals out of control
Jon Ronson: When online shaming spirals out of control
Twitter gives a voice to the voiceless, a way to speak up and hit back at perceived injustice. But sometimes, says Jon Ronson, things go too far. In a jaw-dropping story of how one un-funny tweet ruined a woman's life and career, Ronson shows how online commenters can end up behaving like a baying mob -- and says it's time to rethink how we interact online.
ted.com
This is a video of a TED Talk about online shaming.
If you can't watch the video, you can read the transcript of the video here:




I read his book about this and it's pretty interesting. Thanks for posting this.
I want to read that. I read this older book he wrote called "THEM" which is awesome and fascinating, too.
That's on my list. Maybe I'll start that one today : )
YES! I read it many years ago. I really like his take on the world.