Shame is digital, and it’s public. The shame of faked academic qualifications, follow Amilagate. The shame of digital philanthropy gone pear-shaped at best, theft at worst, follow Ishinigate.
Just two examples of how social media has been the main vector in unveiling or at least hinting at the deception of public personalities.
A decade ago, controlling the public message was easy, especially so in a place like Sri Lanka. The media is either owned by the government or partial to an agenda. Probably all is the same still.
But, a big but, now we have social media.
Ex-minister Rishard Bathiudeen appears on stage with Minister Chamal Rajapaksa and answers coyly to queries on whether his party would support the planned 20th Amendment. All well and done if not for social media.
It erupts, memes fly across lampooning everyone.
This story is from the October 21, 2020 edition of Daily Mirror - Sri Lanka.
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