The "Star Wars Kid", aka Ghyslain Raza was a child featured in a viral video of a mock lightsaber battle. The video is estimated to have amassed over a billion views, and the internet was struck by the hilarity of the video. However, Raza was psychologically damaged and suffered emotionally from the video, even finishing school in a psych ward. This example demonstrates the dangers of the internet and how someone can suffer greatly from going viral.

It's interesting to see this as I remember in the early days of the internet when digital chain mail would go around with a negative or scary incentive to repost the image or thread.

It is neat to see how algorithms work and how some times they can have unintentional errors such as this. While it may seem like a good idea to keep showing users content that they don't agree with, would it eventually make the user not want to use the platform as they are bombarded with content they don't like?

In another class I am taking this quarter, we are learning about biases that make their way, whether intentional or unintentional, into algorithms and social media systems. It is interesting to see the connection between the two.