Analysis reveals how participatory visibility escalates public norm violations through live streams, suggesting new governance needs.
Key Points
This article investigates the conditions under which participatory visibility changes surveillance into incentives for norm violations in public spaces.
Analyzed live stream content and archived videos of two cases: Vitaly Zdorovetskiy and Johnny Somali.
Reviewed chat logs, news coverage, and institutional records to understand public provocation.
Developed the concept of the interactive synopticon to explain audience influence on streamers.
Participatory visibility leads to short-run escalation in public norm violations due to audience steering.
Identified three key mechanisms: live audience steering, a reinforcement-amplification loop, and lagged accountability.
Findings highlight implications for platform governance and raise equity concerns regarding sanctions across different demographic groups.