Dealing with political and social media insults
If you are against social media insults, violent rhetoric and vulgar political speech, don’t play back, don’t watch the TikTok or YouTube videos, don’t re-broadcast or re-publish them on your social media accounts, blogs or media portals. You all know that the more you engage with this violent and insulting content, the more social media platform algorithms show them to more people and the more…
Dealing with political and social media insults has become a prevalent issue in recent times. Instead of engaging with such content, it is advisable to ignore it entirely. Responding to these insults by watching or sharing them only fuels the fire and can increase their popularity. Kwaku Antwi-Boasiako, in a statement on October 5, 2026, urged people to boycott such content and leave it to the algorithms to suppress it. By not engaging with this type of content, one can prevent its spread and eventual monetization.
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