Social media is frequently used as a "digital battlefield" for political narratives.
The "target viral" culture has a sinister underbelly. Because .flv files were easy to edit with basic software, deepfakes and manipulated videos were rampant long before AI made them mainstream.
The incident has forced a national conversation on the "voyeuristic" nature of internet users and the responsibility of the viewer in stopping the chain of distribution. Societal Consequences