From TikTok taunts to flash mobs, authorities say social media has fueled many chaotic gatherings and even some shootings across the city, but many young people in Philadelphia will tell you the issue is much deeper.
Many young people in Philadelphia say a lack of resources is fueling a rise in mass gatherings and even some shootings across the city.From TikTok taunts to flash mobs, authorities say social media has fueled many chaotic gatherings and even some shootings, but many young people in Philadelphia will tell you the issue is much deeper.
"It's Instagram, social media in general," said Samia Glenn. "It's meme pages that everybody follows.""Yes, young people follow," she said. "So somebody posts something it would be like: 'Oh go here at such and such time.' They're going to go.""I'm not about to waste my time and energy, where I know it is about to pop off wrong," she said.
Victims of these violent gatherings include 14 teens who attend nonprofit Level Up that have been shot in the last year.
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