Australian influencers weaponize street interviews to provoke, humiliate people for viral engagement
Australian influencers are using "rage-bait" street interview tactics to create viral content, deliberately provoking and humiliating people on camera without proper consent. Anti-abortion and anti-immigration activists use confrontational questioning to ridicule disagreement and drive online engagement.
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Published 17 Oct 2026, 23:00 UTC · Updated 17 Oct 2026, 23:20 UTC
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