“YouTube’s prank culture emphasizes shock value. Its deep culture of veneration among fans creates an insular, often accountability-proof bubble around its biggest stars. When those stars have earned large fortunes by creating content that violates the personal space and consent of other members of…”Tagged: Youtube, Social Media, Social Media Is Bad, Consumerism, Fame
“Wattpad’s relative obscurity probably has something to do with its main demographic of teens and preteens. But lately, the kids on Wattpad are contributing, in their own way, to a very mainstream national conversation — by churning out stories about school shootings.”Tagged: school shootings