Dad To The Rescue?
As a practicing lawyer, Allison’s father was quick to come to the defense of his daughter, marking specific comments on Youtube as threatening and starting a list for people he considered may be harmful for his daughter to interact with in her career. He did due diligence, checking to see if any of the comments were illegal. As it turns out, thinking only about the short term would not actually help with the longer term problems, and as the machine kept churning, Allison found herself right in the middle of common judgements faced by attractive people online.
Dad To The Rescue
CBS Comes To Allison’s Defense
While Allison was dealing with the media storm, CBS decided to take another angle to all the attention she was getting. They looked to promote the dangers of viral images, issuing a warning to other younger women. At that time the social media was only just starting to take off, so people were not as used to its pitfalls as they are today. The broadcast was well received by viewers, and was one of the first instances where social media was highlighted as an avenue for trouble in the near future.
CBS Comes To Allisons Defense
