Content that glorifies criminal elements can misled impressionable youth, says Krishnagiri Collector
The Krishnagiri district administration has issued a public advisory against social media content glorifying crime after a local influencer posted a paid video celebrating a murdered history-sheeter. Officials emphasized the need for responsible digital citizenship to prevent impressionable youth from normalising violence.
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Addresses the growing concern of social media monetization encouraging criminal glorification and violence among youth.
Content that glorifies criminal elements can misled impressionable youth, says Krishnagiri Collector KRISHNAGIRI A local influencer’s post glorifying a recently-murdered history-sheeter of Sivaganga district has come under the radar, pushing the Krishnagiri district administration to create awareness on responsible digital citizenship. The murder of Sullan Madan of Sivaganga in a gang rivalry had digital ramifications here soon after a Krishnagiri youth’s Instagram handle, with a reckonable following and no connection to the slain man, uploaded a video glorifying Madan. A visually comical video with ‘punch dialogues’, however, turned out to be a paid campaign for a minimum sum of ₹400. The video was deleted at the instance of the police. The youth also posted a video revealing that the offer to post the video came from an unknown Instagram handle, attached with a voiceover, to post the video glorifying Madan and also a promise to avenge his death.
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