Twitter Is Destroying Our Youth

Reflecting on a viral video of a young girl being assaulted over a Twitter controversy, Clutch magazine's Kristen West Savali argues that any business willing to be the conduit for youth violence should be held responsible for its actions. Suggested Reading The Ever-Growing List of Lawsuits Against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Take a Look Inside Michael…

Reflecting on a viral video of a young girl being assaulted over a Twitter controversy, Clutch magazine's Kristen West Savali argues that any business willing to be the conduit for youth violence should be held responsible for its actions.

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When Twitter first exploded, one of my friends likened it to Myspace on speed. Now, in the midst of an epidemic of violence, sex, racism and celebrity, the social media site has become a breeding ground for young internet thugs who have too much time on their hands and not enough parental guidance.

Aided and abetted by World Star Hip-Hop, a cesspool of a website that risks childrenโ€™s lives on a regular basis for page views and ad clicks, little girls are becoming (in)famous for taking Twitter disputes to the streets with bruised egos and video phones โ€“ and getting seriously hurt in the process.

The equivalent to โ€œMeet me around the corner at 3:00 p.m. after school gets out,โ€ has morphed into โ€œIโ€™m coming to your doorstep and beating the sh*t out of you โ€“ and Iโ€™m recording it too, bitch.โ€

Read Kristen West Savali's entire piece at Clutch magazine.

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