Woman loses her cool after restaurant staff try to save a woman’s life instead of serving her

[post_page_title]Egging us on[/post_page_title]
Don’t be fooled by thinking social media are only an innocent tool in this. Quite the opposite – they have a vested interest in making sure online shaming continues to grow, and sometimes even encourage it.

“More outrage,” explained Dr. Guy Aitchison of University College Dublin, “means more clicks and more advertising revenue.” Social media giants, he believes, should do more to enforce their rules against threats and harassment. It’s a tricky balance to maintain, with freedom of speech dangling in the middle, but it might make us all more civil.