Public Interest Internet Activity
Respectfully, what the actual fuck?
David Seymour.
Snapchat.
Minors.
The search history that launched a thousand group chats.
↳ Search the reporting. Read the articles. Become insufferable at dinner.
01 / THE SITUATION
A normal search query for normal people.
In 2016, Seymour communicated with school-aged users on Snapchat. In 2017, he sent followers an ACT-branded condom image captioned “Be Safe Kids.” The internet, as ever, found this completely chill.
The Snapchat era
Politician discovers disappearing messages. Historians mark the beginning of the end.
The school-aged users
People who said they were as young as 14 reported interacting with him. Now everyone has an opinion.
The condom post
ACT branding. Snapchat. “Be Safe Kids.” A sentence assembled by the devil’s copywriter.
02 / THE RECEIPTS
Click the sources, detective.
No vibes-based journalism here. Just links to the reporting and enough yellow warning tape to make the point.