The processing of real criminal cases on YouTube often moves on a narrow ridge. Not all formats are based on journalistic or ethical standards. In a specific environment of the platform, a parasocial arena has developed. Clicks act as a hard currency. Artificial indignation serves as a lucrative fuel. Real, often tragic criminal cases are increasingly being degraded to the pure backdrop in this environment. They often serve only the self-staging of the content creators.
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“True crime reporting has become a parasocial arena on YouTube. A deep, chronological analysis of reach envy, leaked mountains of debt and the abstruse commercialisation of revenge merch in the true crime scene.’
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