Jon Ronson on Twitter Shaming and Online Mobs
TED · Talk · 17 min · 2015 · YouTube title: How one tweet can ruin your life | Jon Ronson
Why it's here
HN commenters bring it up in threads about online mobs and cancellation as a relevant talk by a journalist who interviewed shamed people.
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 should rethink how we treat each other online.