callout posts
Online public shaming
A callout post is a public social media message accusing someone of wrongdoing—typically hypocrisy, bigotry, or harmful behavior.
The format names the person directly and presents evidence of their alleged offenses, inviting others to judge or shun them.
Callout posts range from legitimate accountability efforts to pile-on harassment: Someone made a callout post about him for things he said five years ago.
The practice is associated with cancel culture and online communities where reputation is currency.
- cancelingRevoking a prior arrangement
- draggingPulling with effort
- exposéInvestigative journalism piece
- receiptsTransaction documentation
- screenshotsCaptured display images
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- online vigilantismdoxxing, mob justice, public shaming, cancel culture, online mobs
callout postsdirect message
Private online communication
private message · DM · behind closed doors · quiet word · calling in
callout postssilence
Total lack of sound
letting it go · ignoring · looking the other way · sweeping under the rug · avoidance
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