Following the discovery that thousands of people have been paying to watch two disabled people tortured live online, Panayis Panagiotopoulos discusses the taking of pleasure in cruelty, explaining the phenomenon from a sociological point of view and noting that internet users feel all-powerful in such cases and certain they will never be punished.

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Publication: 19/11/2023 Το Βήμα
Experts
The enjoyment of cruelty – Panayis Panagiotopoulos
Panayis Panagiotopoulos Non-Resident Senior Research Fellow; Associate Professor in Sociology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens