Girls Gone Hypnotized: Viral Entertainment, Agency, and Ethics on YouTube
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Another issue is authenticity. Many viewers are savvy about staged content; skepticism about whether hypnosis is real or scripted grows as similar tropes recur across channels. If videos are staged without disclosure, they mislead viewers and erode trust between creators and audiences. Conversely, transparent performance—where creators frame the content as staged entertainment or as an experiment with participant consent clearly stated—can mitigate some ethical problems and still deliver on entertainment value. Girls Gone Hypnotized: Viral Entertainment