There have been some moral panics regarding the content on Youtube and its danger of desensitisation and acts of the Copycat theory. For example, the term "happy slapping" has become a popular action, originating in South London, for troubled youth who used it as a form of entertainment and gratification. A recent case in 2006 explored the murder of a 38-year-old barman, which was taped on the movile phone of one of the violent gang members who beat him to death, after convincing him they were filming a documentary about "happy slapping".
Audiences have also become acustomed to the idea of immediacy and on-demnad content, resulting in a lack of moral patience in today's society. Youtube further convinces its audience that, through the creation of UGC, anybody would be able to become an internet celebrity. This is argued as dumbing down society, who could be spending their time broadening their knowledge with academia, than watching pointless home-made videos by inexperienced individuals.
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