Social employee Wong Ying Li, who heads the particular youth and neighborhood mental health sections at social program agency Fei Yue, agrees.
“Attention via notoriety could be a motivating factor, ” she says.
“For those who upload videos – plus they may not be the youngsters who were involved in the literally violent behaviour – social media provides immediate gratification and it meets the youth’s requirement for recognition and achievement. ”
‘I’M NOT SO DUMB’
Sociologist Omer Ali Saifudeen from the Singapore University of Social Sciences notes that will such behaviour happens against the backdrop of the already “readily available” spectacle of assault online.
This individual cites the likes of terrorist Brenton Tarrant , who within 2019 livestreamed his murder of 51 people at 2 mosques in New Zealand.
People grow increasingly desensitised and there is the danger that this “sets the particular standards in terms of the norms and values of what is okay”, states Dr Omer.
Layered onto an appetite for capturing and spreading incidents of violence hoping of gaining virality, the act assumes a life of its own, with an added dimension of “broadcasting” power over a victim.
“So the next time you feel someone must be taught a session you film this, and you’ll end up being celebrated for it … That kind of messages is going up, ” Dr Omer provides.
“We in no way quite got previous our own schadenfreude. All of us never quite got out of the Colosseum, ” says the lecturer.
He has been referring to the historic Roman amphitheatre well known for its gladiatorial competitions and other public spectacles.
CNA questioned tech firms Twitter, TikTok and Meta – parent associated with Facebook and Instagram – for information and statistics relating to content on their platforms featuring youth assault. All declined in order to comment.