I wrote about the absolute mess that was the Yorkshire Tea "clapback" this week and the insidious business of stanning brands at the expense of a normal personhttps://www.newstatesman.com/science-tech/social-media/2020/02/yorkshire-tea-viral-clapback-shows-danger-celebrating-brands-sue-youre-shouting …
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Replying to @sarahmanavis
I don't like the idea of a brand inviting this kind of pressure onto individuals, but I also don't like the idea that people can just go online and say what they like without repercussions because they're talking to a brand. It's a weird catch-22 for sure
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Replying to @adam__harper
I just think that, ultimately, a brand will always hold 100x more power than a person whose unknown and has like 2k followers
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Replying to @sarahmanavis
I think it's more of a social media-cesspit problem than a brand problem. I think we're seeing a bunch of consequences of a world where people don't think brands/politicians/celebrities deserve the right to reply. I don't know the answer basically, other than kill social media?
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Replying to @adam__harper
i do think i disagree, just in that i think it's a brand problem too. but i do agree it's complex and maybe something we should probably start tackling head on
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Replying to @sarahmanavis
There definitely should be higher expectations on conduct for brands than for people, you're right. Is there a function where those replies can only be seen by the person an account replies to?
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well it used to be like that but now the algorithm is changing in weird random ways? idk, i just think any twitter account from a brand directly engaging with people should do so in a professional, kind way (especially if you're preaching kindness!)
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Replying to @sarahmanavis
This case was a very poignant example, and someone had to make this point amongst the mob mentality.
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