Experts warn viral videos on social media are deepening racial divides and community tensions
Viral videos are not just shaping trends; they’re widening social divides, as explored in this article with insights from Dr. Ghayda Hassan : “While getting that many hits and likes may be a driving force for people who shared the video, psychologists and police say they’re also feeding social polarization by widening the racial divide, and the damage it can cause is profound.”
« There is this tendency of exposing or relaying real events, but not in an empathetic way. So, they’re not using it in a sense where someone takes a video or photo and then integrates it into a documentary that will make people think or call for solutions or empathy. We’re moving toward this high consumption of basically reality that is being used to feed social polarization. »
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