August 19, 2022

NBC News: Viral video of a racist rant led people to threaten the wrong business. The owner blames Google.

NBC News: Viral video of a racist rant led people to threaten the wrong business. The owner blames Google.. “Online vigilantism is a well-recognized phenomenon, one that is the subject of academic study. Examples of people looking to take justice into their own hands to right perceived wrongs go back to the early days of the consumer internet, not long after the advent of the World Wide Web. The phenomenon has only gained momentum alongside the rise of search engines, social media, smartphones and digital video, which have provided the content, tools and motivation for just about anyone to play crusader. But in some instances of online mob justice, people hit the wrong target.”

Security & Legal Issues 0
March 30, 2022

UK Government: Naming and shaming failing landlords

UK Government: Naming and shaming failing landlords. “The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities will highlight poor practice by landlords including on its social media platforms. This will include published findings by the Housing Ombudsman of severe maladministration, and judgements of the Regulator of Social Housing that consumer standards have been breached.”

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August 2, 2021

‘I will not be silenced’: Women targeted in hack-and-leak attacks speak out about spyware (NBC News)

NBC News: ‘I will not be silenced’: Women targeted in hack-and-leak attacks speak out about spyware. “For [Ghada] Oueiss and several other women whose phones were allegedly targeted, a key part of the harassment and intimidation is the use of private photos. While these photos may seem tame by Western standards, they are considered scandalous in conservative societies like Saudi Arabia and were seemingly used to publicly shame these women and smear their reputations.”

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June 21, 2021

Accidents can happen: On the Internet, embarrassment is just one errant tap away (Washington Post)

Washington Post: Accidents can happen: On the Internet, embarrassment is just one errant tap away. “Before the Internet, if you really wanted to embarrass yourself accidentally, you had to attend a swanky soiree with toilet paper stuck to the bottom of your shoe or bad-mouth your boss’s wife without knowing she was standing right behind you. But today, the possibilities are virtually endless — and endlessly virtual. We are all one errant keystroke away from cringe-inducing self-mortification.”

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December 15, 2020

New York Times: Yes, People Are Traveling for the Holidays. Stop Shaming Them.

New York Times: Yes, People Are Traveling for the Holidays. Stop Shaming Them.. “While some people may have legitimate reasons to be upset (say, if they were infected by a co-worker who refused to wear a mask or stay home after developing flulike symptoms), anger and hectoring are rarely the way to make things better. Shaming others might make you feel good about yourself, but it rarely corrects bad behavior. Indeed, it often backfires. It can harden feelings and drive bad behavior underground. That’s exactly what we don’t want.”

COVID-19 0
June 23, 2020

TimeOut: This new Instagram account is calling out the Miami businesses violating social-distancing guidelines

TimeOut: This new Instagram account is calling out the Miami businesses violating social-distancing guidelines. “The number of confirmed coronavirus cases continues to rise in Miami-Dade and some locals are fed up by the negligent behavior causing them to climb. One, in particular, is the person behind the new Instagram account @Covid_305, who, according to their bio, is ‘exposing business not following coronavirus guidelines here in Miami.’ The anonymous account launched on Friday, June 19, and has already chronicled dozens of violations at restaurants, rooftop bars and event spaces across the county.”

COVID-19 0
May 5, 2020

‘Rooted in fear’: Two science historians discuss the historical association of disease, shame, and social stigma. (Penn Today)

Penn Today: ‘Rooted in fear’: Two science historians discuss the historical association of disease, shame, and social stigma.. “One of the early cases of COVID-19 spread within the United States happened at a glamorous birthday party in Westport, Connecticut. The event included dinner and dancing with guests that flew in for the occasion, including a man from Johannesburg, South Africa, who developed symptoms on the flight home. Yet the party host would not disclose the guest list to public health officials for contact tracing. Shame and social stigma, says David Barnes, associate professor in the History and Sociology of Science Department, ‘is a huge issue in public health.’”

COVID-19 0
April 16, 2020

BuzzFeed News: The Social Media Shame Machine Is In Overdrive Right Now

BuzzFeed News: The Social Media Shame Machine Is In Overdrive Right Now. “When we’re confronted with lived experiences of how the virus works, our first inclination is often to try to solve the puzzle of contamination: Where’d they go wrong? And how can I avoid it? It’s policing masquerading as detective work. I find myself doing something similar every time I open Instagram: This weekend I saw a picture of a gaggle of kids playing in a backyard on a gorgeous Pacific Northwest afternoon. My first thought: No playdates! It took me a moment to realize it was just the family of a friend — who happens to have six children.”

COVID-19 0
October 28, 2019

The Verge: Facebook won’t call users ‘undesirable’ in ad rejections anymore

The Verge: Facebook won’t call users ‘undesirable’ in ad rejections anymore. “Facebook used the word when rejecting ads that featured people who were overweight or had skin conditions, and it kept removing ads placed by body positivity communities. The company maintains that moderators were never instructed to strike down ads depicting people as ‘undesirable,’ but it’s since updated its language to remove the word from the rejection messages potential platform advertisers receive.”

Tweaks & Updates 0
October 3, 2019

Betches: A Company Shamed An Applicant For Her IG Pic & It’s Backfiring Spectacularly

Betches: A Company Shamed An Applicant For Her IG Pic & It’s Backfiring Spectacularly. “Yesterday started out just like any other mediocre American Tuesday. Birds were singing, politicians were tweeting, and millennials around the country were trying to find jobs that would help them pay off their thousands of dollars in student loan debt while simultaneously not making them want to die (aka: the dream).”

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August 12, 2019

Mexico News Daily: Lawmakers describe social media shaming nicknames as ‘digital violence’

Mexico News Daily: Lawmakers describe social media shaming nicknames as ‘digital violence’. “A federal lawmaker has introduced a bill that would ban social media public shaming with the use of ‘Lady’ and ‘Lord’ nicknames, a common practice in Mexico to denounce bad behavior. But critics were quick to come up with a new hashtag for Deputy María de Jesús Rósete Sánchez — #LadyCensura, or Lady Censorship.”

Security & Legal Issues 0

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