The Selfie Police Website Asks Self-Portrait Offenders to Pay Up for Charity
Alyson Wyers — January 18, 2014 — Pop Culture
References: selfiepolice.org & designtaxi
A group of students known as the 'Selfie Police' are looking to punish narcissism and help others at the same time. The website fines $1 USD for every selfie taken in an effort to discourage the self-obsessed behaviour of taking pictures of oneself. The entirety of the funds collected will be donated to Vittana, a charity dedicated to providing student loans to college aged students in developing countries.
One can turn oneself in, or rat out others. According to Selfie Police founder Chas Barton, the goal of this project is to engage young people in giving. The website has an extremely catchy tagline, "You owe humanity a dollar."
To spread the word, and the giving, one can share the website or use the hashtag selfiepolice.
One can turn oneself in, or rat out others. According to Selfie Police founder Chas Barton, the goal of this project is to engage young people in giving. The website has an extremely catchy tagline, "You owe humanity a dollar."
To spread the word, and the giving, one can share the website or use the hashtag selfiepolice.
Trend Themes
1. Selfie Shaming - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop a platform or app that uses artificial intelligence to detect and shame excessive selfie-taking behavior.
2. Social Giving - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create a social media platform that encourages users to donate money to charities or causes every time they post a selfie.
3. Youth Philanthropy - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Establish an online community or platform that educates and empowers young people to get involved in philanthropic activities.
Industry Implications
1. Social Media - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop a social media platform specifically designed to discourage narcissistic behavior and promote charitable giving.
2. Charitable Organizations - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Implement technology-driven solutions to encourage more donations and engagement among younger generations.
3. Artificial Intelligence - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create AI-powered tools or algorithms that can detect and discourage unhealthy self-obsessed behavior on social media platforms.
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