I have such mixed feelings- on one hand having the gov shut you down over bullshit is insanely dystopian. On the other, I can’t stand click bait scripted internet videos…
But compare that to countries where no one can hold you accountable for being an asshole. You end up with people trying to out asshole each other, in my state it's not abnormal to hear about road rage leading to shootings in traffic.
But when you look back at the vast majority of human history, this was the type of shit most enforced:
Don't be a lying asshole and get the whole tribe worked up because you wanted attention.
Now, if this happened because she said a government official was an asshole, or that society could be better...
The big problem is that one usually leads to the other. Saying politically unpopular things in a way those governments perceive as threatening often leads to more than just administrative fines.
Having an inherent risk attached to whenever you create bullshit seems perfectly fine to me. It's not like any social media personality is accidentally doing what they are doing.
But where do you draw the line? If I make videos of scripted bits, should I be removed from the net if I don’t put a giant disclaimer first? What about the burden of verification?
Like I said, I don’t like scripted reality or clickbait, I’m fine with that going away. Get some help!
Chinese authorities have shut down the social media accounts of a top influencer for fabricating the viral story of a boy’s missing homework in Paris.
Sina Weibo, WeChat and Douyin accounts of Thurman Maoyibei, 29, were removed after a police investigation found that she had fabricated the story.
Ms Xu posted a video on 16 February claiming that a waiter at a coffee shop in Paris handed her two holiday workbooks that belonged to a student named Quin Lang.
Ms Xu said she made up the story due to her "light legal consciousness" and acknowledged that her actions "disrupted the internet order and resulted in massive negative influence".
They discovered that Ms Xu and an accomplice had purchased the books with the intention of creating the viral video.
China’s Ministry of Public Security cited Ms Xu’s case as an example of its crackdown on online rumours.
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