Affiliate and former BKC Fellow Dylan Moses asks how far the "potential" to invoke violence or harm can take us in regulating online prank content. Moses writes that aggressive and confrontational pranks that don't serve a pro-social purpose turn people into "prop[s] for algorithmic engagement." The risk in allowing such content to be posted, he contends, lies in "passively endorsed[ing] the increasing escalation towards potential for real-world harm."
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