Coldplay, Astronomer and Kiss Cam
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There’s no such thing as the private life any more,’ says one expert as the fallout from Coldplay concert saga continues.
A Coldplay concert's Kiss Cam captured Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and CHRO Kristin Cabot in a seemingly intimate moment, sparking the "Coldplaygate" controversy. The incident, fueled by social media and a comment from Chris Martin,
The glee that followed the kiss-cam kerfuffle is less about who Byron and Cabot are, but about what they represent. Maybe they should be. Most Americans, even if they admire billionaires and even if they voted for Donald Trump,
Moment between now-former Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and the tech company’s head of HR sparked a cheating scandal that quickly unraveled online
Experts point to growing instances of social media users rushing to publicly identify, or dox, the people captured on camera — much like how quickly the internet committed to finding those involved in the Coldplay moment, for example. This can happen with videos and photos shared on social media each day, even if it doesn't go viral, experts warn.
Astronomer CEO Andy Byron was caught on the Kiss Cam with HR chief Kristin Cabot at a Coldplay concert, sparking viral affair rumours. The CEO’s wife removed ‘Byron’ from her name and deleted Facebook after the incident.
This presumed tradition of the “kiss cam” at concerts and sporting events is being questioned nowadays in an era of HD recording, where cameras capture moments far away from innocent kisses. In the age of viral moments and online scrutiny,