The dark side of ‘Plane Bae’ and turning strangers into social media content

guest · Jul 9, 2018

The dark side of ‘Plane Bae’ and turning strangers into social media content
Thrusting random people into viral fame can be a messed-up thing to do
July 9, 2018
https://www.theverge.com/2018/7/9/1...-beeme-euan-holden-sousveillance-livetweeting

At first, it seemed like a charming reprieve from Twitter’s perpetual parade of horribles: a cute, deftly narrated romance story that blossomed on a transcontinental flight. It all started here. [...] Actress Rosey Blair and her boyfriend spun an adorkable story about what they perceived to be a budding love affair between the two, and Twitter was entranced.

The story’s charm disguises the invasion of privacy at its heart: the way technology is both eroding our personal boundaries and coercing us in deleterious ways.

This is the Faustian alchemy of social media: we are all given the opportunity to become celebrities in an instant, sometimes for nonsensical reasons, with or without our input.

Seemingly innocent cases, like that of “Plane Bae,” are small warning signs on the road to our even more networked future. We are all watching each other, mining each other’s lives for “content” that we give for free to large corporations who then monetize it.
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EASTER · Jul 9, 2018

Excess at it's absolute worse. The maddening trickery of social media.

mirimir · Jul 10, 2018

That is insane! Posting screenshots of other people's phones.

But seriously, people gotta learn OPSEC. There are spies everywhere now.

Edit: Maybe we need those magic words again: "I demand satisfaction."

guest · Jul 16, 2018

Unidentified Plane-Bae Woman’s Statement Confirms the Worst
This is “not a romance” but “a digital-age cautionary tale about privacy, identity, ethics and consent.”
July 13, 2018
https://www.theatlantic.com/technol...t-confirms-the-worst/565139/?single_page=true

Now the woman, who has asked to remain anonymous, has spoken out about her experience and the consequences she has suffered as a result.

In a statement issued through her lawyer to Business Insider she wrote: [...]
Her comments confirm many people’s worst suspicions about the event—that she was being exploited for viral fame unknowingly, and unwillingly, to nefarious ends.

Somehow, after all of this, fans of the thread still remained adamant that no wrong had been committed [...] “It was harmless, and it’s over. Seriously,” someone else said. “Why is this such a big deal?” asked another. “It’s not an invasion of privacy.”

But it is an invasion of privacy, and the woman’s statement proves just how harmful such an act can be. [...] she became aware of the thread, she still had her personal information and address revealed and received so much harassment that she quit social media.
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mirimir · Jul 16, 2018

Indeed! What a creepy thing to pull on fellow passengers.

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