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SocietyWhy we can’t stop watching people die | Top Comment

Marianna and Matt examine why footage of deaths appears more often in social media feeds, citing video of an Ecuadorian priest killed with a crucifix and a man attacked by a tiger on camera. They discuss how platforms have changed their responses to so-called trauma porn since tightening restrictions after the livestreamed Christchurch shootings in 2019.

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