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How one tweet can ruin your life | Jon Ronson

Why it was recommended

I'm reminded of this TED talk in these scenarios, by a journalist and author who interviewed many people who have been publicly shamed

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What it covers

Jon Ronson's TED talk on public shaming on Twitter, centered on Justine Sacco and others whose lives were upended by online mobs. He argues we have become a baying crowd and. It is for a general viewer who does not plan to take a prerequisite first.

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Channel
TED
Length
17 min 12 sec
Year
2015
Open on YouTube

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