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18 Sept 2017
Im choosing to research the issue with deceptive clickbait and memes on social media, with a
specific focus in the bipartisan toxicity. Across multiple sources of social media, you see people distort
facts and news in seemingly harmless ways and I find it really irritating to see. I am a libertarian in that I
disagree wholeheartedly with having a two-party system so this has always been of interest. I found
myself involved in the due to that fact that I have been a victim of, and have seen others become victims
of deceptive memes and clickbait. I also have a huge stake in the debate of free speech, and in the
technology age there is a large philosophical and moral issue surrounding inaccurate and deceptive
postings. I will confidently assert that the issue of deceptive memes and clickbait is commonplace at this
I chose this topic after seeing the prompt because it was the first thing that immediately came to
mind when I thought, What is the most underrated but annoying issue I see happening around me? I
believe that it was in part also influenced by my first project with related technology to my literacies. The
focus of this will be on personal and organizational social media accounts, with a small digression into
account bots). The personal accounts show responsibility for this social issue and its virality due to their
perpetuation of falsified media through reposting. Organizational accounts are the source (typically) of
the misleading media because the agenda that group seeks to convey. In this there are; interior discourse
communities (those with similar opinions) that essentially rally each other, and exterior discourse
communities (those that clash in opinion.) I believe the discourse is typically considered toxic, where
purposefully disrespectful users seek to insult/manipulate others. This applies towards both exterior and
interior communities. The interior communities tend to show toxicity towards those who oppose their
ideas to bond amongst each other whilst the exterior communities exemplify cruel attitudes towards each
other as opposed to rational thought. The most common trend for the external communities is: the side
that opposes the argument presents a contrasting thought and the one that supports it responds with
inappropriate and degrading remarks, all while still perpetuating false information.
Bryson Min
18 Sept 2017
The easiest way to witness this issue is to go online and view anything with a semblance of
political influence; notably on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. After finding a clickbait article or meme
that feels overly simplistic, you can do a simple Google search to self-research the topic. I hope to inspire
people to investigate for themselves once again (and I know even in schools they have trouble trying to
convey this idea). I do my best to debunk the posts or clarify them so that others do not fall victim to their
manipulation. Even if its only one post at a time, its your own personal community that can be changed.
The is room for action amongst social media companies and what they can do. This draws into the
question of the 1st Amendment as well as the idea of fake news, that also heavily influences politics
online nowadays. As an individual that desires for society to progress we need to find a solution to
deception tactics employed by clickbait and meme accounts that only further numb the online community.
This issue has been the spotlight of both the Democratic and Republican party members in that
they employ them to degrade and manipulate the opposition. The problem with defining who speaks on
the issue is that it is spawned from organizations and perpetuated by individuals, leading to a subliminal
speaker of sorts. In terms of utilizing clickbait articles and deceptive memes, I feel like it is perpetuated
by the whole political spectrum do to its effectiveness in the technology era we live in. I find myself very
familiar with various accounts to do my politically focused social media because I see misleading content
spawning daily. I plan to research specific accounts that are known for posting memes or click bait
articles and see what data I can pull from them, this will help account for primary resources (if I can
ensure it was the original creator of the meme/clickbait). I also want to research accounts developed
specifically to debunk and create awareness about the deceptive media to dwindle its influence.
Academically, I would like to find professors to discuss what research means in the modern context and