President Trump turned to digital fears in his response to the Florida school shooting.
First, he riffed on general internet fear:
“We have to look at the internet because a lot of bad things are happening to young kids and young minds and their minds are being formed, and we have to do something about maybe what they’re seeing and how they’re seeing it,” the president said from the White House during a meeting with officials on school safety.
Next, he targeted computer games:
“And also video games. I’m hearing more and more people say the level of violence on video games is really shaping young people’s thoughts.”
These aren't especially interesting comments from a cyberfear perspective. It's pretty simple instance of the old classic: blaming a medium for shaping consumers' mentalities and influencing their behavior.
But it is noteworthy as a very high profile instance.
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