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PR firms/people don’t die. They just reincarnate.

by tgp2 8y ago

bartread 8y ago
Tell that to Max Clifford.
- bartread 8y ago
  Again, not sure why this is getting downvoted. He was a publicist with a terrible secret that, when exposed, led to the destruction of his reputation, his business, and ultimately very likely contributed to his death.
JulianMorrison 8y ago
Try killing them harder?
nimbird 8y ago
There has been a massive resurgence in racial incitement on South African social media in the last few months. What do out-of-work PR manipulators do when the wish to seek vengeance? Here are two examples of incitement: https://twitter.com/edmorechauke/status/1010085732915011589 https://twitter.com/edmorechauke/status/1010085732915011589 https://twitter.com/pluckynemes/status/989586280529977344 https://twitter.com/pluckynemes/status/989586280529977344 Here's an SA Indian journalist talking about a death threat she received on Twitter after a sudden upsurge in anti-Indian sentiment: https://www.huffingtonpost.co.za/ferial-haffajee/ferial-you-deserve-a-bullet-in-the-head_a_23461346/ https://www.huffingtonpost.co.za/ferial-haffajee/ferial-you-... One of South Africa's cellphone networks has allowed free Twitter access, meaning that large numbers of poorly educated people, in a violent country with limited law enforcement capability, are open to violent incitement. Forget theoretical discussions about fake news and free speech, unless Twitter and FB develop a rapid response mechanism for neutering this kind of thing, it's just a matter of time before someone gets attacked or killed in real life.
flyinghamster 8y ago
Kind of reminds me of trolls in NetHack, especially since trolling is their business.
- Pulcinella 8y ago
  I believe that predates the modern usage of “troll.” Trolls regenerating is an old fantasy trope. https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/103146/where-did-the-idea-that-trolls-can-regenerate-come-from https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/103146/where-did-t...

PR firms/people don’t die. They just reincarnate.

by tgp2 8y ago

PR firms/people don’t die. They just reincarnate.

bartread 8y ago

Tell that to Max Clifford.

bartread 8y ago
Again, not sure why this is getting downvoted. He was a publicist with a terrible secret that, when exposed, led to the destruction of his reputation, his business, and ultimately very likely contributed to his death.

JulianMorrison 8y ago

Try killing them harder?

nimbird 8y ago

There has been a massive resurgence in racial incitement on South African social media in the last few months. What do out-of-work PR manipulators do when the wish to seek vengeance? Here are two examples of incitement: https://twitter.com/edmorechauke/status/1010085732915011589 https://twitter.com/edmorechauke/status/1010085732915011589 https://twitter.com/pluckynemes/status/989586280529977344 https://twitter.com/pluckynemes/status/989586280529977344 Here's an SA Indian journalist talking about a death threat she received on Twitter after a sudden upsurge in anti-Indian sentiment: https://www.huffingtonpost.co.za/ferial-haffajee/ferial-you-deserve-a-bullet-in-the-head_a_23461346/ https://www.huffingtonpost.co.za/ferial-haffajee/ferial-you-... One of South Africa's cellphone networks has allowed free Twitter access, meaning that large numbers of poorly educated people, in a violent country with limited law enforcement capability, are open to violent incitement. Forget theoretical discussions about fake news and free speech, unless Twitter and FB develop a rapid response mechanism for neutering this kind of thing, it's just a matter of time before someone gets attacked or killed in real life.

flyinghamster 8y ago

Kind of reminds me of trolls in NetHack, especially since trolling is their business.

Pulcinella 8y ago
I believe that predates the modern usage of “troll.” Trolls regenerating is an old fantasy trope. https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/103146/where-did-the-idea-that-trolls-can-regenerate-come-from https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/103146/where-did-t...