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They Gossiped At Brunch. Now There’s a Mob After Them | People are sharing other people's gossip on TikTok, and experts say that it could have IRL effects (www.rollingstone.com)

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They Gossiped At Brunch. Now There’s a Mob After Them | People are sharing other people's gossip on TikTok, and experts say that it could have IRL effects::The growing trend of gossip TikTok is putting people's personal lives on blast — and it risks setting up a self-imposed surveillance state.

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[-] Custoslibera@lemmy.world 61 points 1 year ago

Jesus people live sad lives if a bit of irrelevant gossip is what passes for entertainment nowadays.

[-] morrowind@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago

Always has been

[-] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago

I mean, gossip magazines were a thing in the past. This isn't a new phenomenon.

[-] olafurp@lemmy.world -3 points 1 year ago

That depends on how hips good it is

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