VICTORIA — The British Columbia Conservatives have dumped a teenage candidate in the provincial election after he was accused of posting "offensive" remarks online about the Holocaust and Hitler.
In this particular case, yes, the former-candidate is still a teenager and therefore not distanced at all from the postings in question.
But I was making a larger argument about how people of a younger age now have all of their immature words in writings and video recorded by social media in perpetuity, which can be used against them later in life.
And it may impair them not just from seeking political office, but also job applications, promotions etc.
You never know how these things are going to pop up on a background search or investigation.
Even moreso that AI has been fed everything that has ever been posted online.
I could imagine all one has to do is ask a chatbot, “Has Joe Candidate ever posted anything (insert controversial buzzwords here)?” and this kind of thing could be dredged up.
In this particular case, yes, the former-candidate is still a teenager and therefore not distanced at all from the postings in question.
But I was making a larger argument about how people of a younger age now have all of their immature words in writings and video recorded by social media in perpetuity, which can be used against them later in life.
And it may impair them not just from seeking political office, but also job applications, promotions etc.
You never know how these things are going to pop up on a background search or investigation.
Even moreso that AI has been fed everything that has ever been posted online.
I could imagine all one has to do is ask a chatbot, “Has Joe Candidate ever posted anything (insert controversial buzzwords here)?” and this kind of thing could be dredged up.