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Social media's 'LOLCow' trend is curated cruelty

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Summary
Nutrition label

60% Informative

A "LOLCow" is a term used to describe a person "easy/safe for the majority of people to mock" The term has evolved since the days of accepted online trolling is the general public's access to the LOLCow.

TikTok obscures the modern LOLCow under the guise of love and fandom.

Commenters likened the rise of LOLCows to the popularity of TV shows on TLC , parading "unusual" behaviors for ratings.

To many, TikTok is more than a hub for viral humor and recommendations, it's a LOLCow factory farm.

Some of the most popular LOLCows are, in the eyes of the internet (and often the law), "bad" people.

Others are right-wing, or even white supremacist, figureheads.

VR Score

37

Informative language

21

Neutral language

59

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

57

Offensive language

offensive

Hate speech

possibly hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

medium-lived

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