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How social media trans "pile ons" have pushed Glinner and JKR into an echo chamber that reinforces a sense of fear and threat article claims

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IwantToRetire · 21/04/2023 00:53

The irony of someone who clearly lives in their own echo chamber claiming that people who dont share his views have been radicalised by echo chambers.

The writer who is Deputy Head of Social (whatever that means) does at least recognise that trans pile ons dont work. But rather than acknowledging that the pile ons just confirm that TRAs are hostile to women's sex based rights, he says the reaction "is not normal behaviour, and belies an unhealthy fixation on an issue that we typically see from radicalised individuals."

"Just as importantly, we must recognise the role we all play in perpetuating this cycle. It may feel morally ‘just’ to call out someone’s indiscretions to a wide audience, but even well-meaning posts can be radicalising when passed through the corrupting prism of social media.

"In some cases, this corruption may be too deep-rooted to tackle. It’s hard to see how the likes of Linehan can return to a more balanced – and less vicious – place on trans rights given how far he’s fallen."

https://metro.co.uk/2023/04/20/anti-trans-views-are-rewarded-on-twitter-we-can-prevent-radicalisation-18647768/

(It says you can comment but I cant see where. What I dont understand, even though posted as "opinion" someone can label someone else corrupted and worse.)

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PorcelinaV · 22/04/2023 20:06

He seems to be saying, "it's not an angry mob, it just appears that way because of the social media algorithm".

The social media algorithm can just magically produce all the abuse and threats I guess.

IwantToRetire · 22/04/2023 23:12

Thanks for the twitter link - which also shows that this so called writer was formerly at the Times and Sunday Times.

I wonder why formerly.

Do you think it was a positive journalistic choice to move the the Metro?!

The implication is that it isn't as he has to tag himself as formerly being at a grown up news paper.

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