Responsibility, not scapegoating
The blame does not lie with Barzon’s single tweet; it lies with a design that equates virality with value. X could have flagged the thread as “purely recreational” or limited its algorithmic boost, curbing the cascade before it consumed public attention. Users, too, must ask whether a few seconds spent defending a coloured slice of a map outweigh the need for collective action on pressing domestic issues.
Accountability question
Given the documented engagement surge from a trivial prompt, who will be held to account for the public attention that was diverted from the real struggles of ordinary Pakistanis?
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