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Social psychologist Dr. Sarah Chen, who studies online behavior, calls this "vicarious boundary violation." "We are given permission by the uploader to witness something we should not see," she explains. "It creates a false intimacy. The viewer feels a rush of superiority—'I wouldn't do that to my child'—mixed with the base thrill of watching someone else's chaos. The like button becomes a tiny, digital thumbs-down on the victim's dignity."
The circulation of these videos often leads to a "wide range of reactions," as noted by CNN News18. Social psychologist Dr