{"id":8805,"date":"2023-01-31T06:37:22","date_gmt":"2023-01-31T05:37:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/31\/they-filmed-me-without-my-consent-the-ugly-side-of-kindness-videos\/"},"modified":"2023-01-31T06:37:22","modified_gmt":"2023-01-31T05:37:22","slug":"they-filmed-me-without-my-consent-the-ugly-side-of-kindness-videos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/31\/they-filmed-me-without-my-consent-the-ugly-side-of-kindness-videos\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018They filmed me without my consent\u2019: the ugly side of #kindness videos"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some social media users are building a following through \u2018feelgood\u2019 videos, in which, for instance, they give flowers to a stranger. The stranger then becomes their clickbait. Is there anything we can do to stop this?<\/p>\n

Maree only wanted to buy some shoes. A pair that she liked the look of had gone on sale, so she made a trip into the city to try them on. It was late in the day in June, mid-winter in Melbourne, and the shopping centre was quiet. After making her purchase, Maree stopped for a coffee. \u201cAnd that\u2019s when it happened,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

A young man approached her holding a posy of flowers. He asked Maree to hold them for him as he put on his jacket. \u201cI wish I\u2019d trusted my instincts and said no,\u201d she says. \u201cIt was all so quick.\u201d Maree took the flowers \u2013 then the man walked away, wishing her \u201ca lovely day\u201d. She held them out after him, bemused.<\/p>\n

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\nSome social media users are building a following through \u2018feelgood\u2019 videos, in which, for instance, they give flowers to a stranger. The stranger then becomes their clickbait. Is there anything we can do to stop this?
\nMaree only wanted to buy some shoes. A pair that she liked the look of had gone on sale, so she made a trip into the city to try them on. It was late in the day in June, mid-winter in Melbourne, and the shopping centre was quiet. After making her purchase, Maree stopped for a coffee. \u201cAnd that\u2019s when it happened,\u201d she says.
\nA young man approached her holding a posy of flowers. He asked Maree to hold them for him as he put on his jacket. \u201cI wish I\u2019d trusted my instincts and said no,\u201d she says. \u201cIt was all so quick.\u201d Maree took the flowers \u2013 then the man walked away, wishing her \u201ca lovely day\u201d. She held them out after him, bemused. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Some social media users are building a following through \u2018feelgood\u2019 videos, in which, for instance, they give flowers to a stranger. The stranger then becomes their clickbait. Is there anything we can do to stop this? Maree only wanted to buy some shoes. A pair that she liked the look of had gone on sale, …<\/p>\n

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