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Young People Are Starting to Feel Guilty About Watching True Crime

Following recently trending true crime series’, young viewers have begun to re-examine their relationship with the genre…

Written and Edited by the YPulse Editorial Team

Dec 6 2022
North America

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Netflix’s hit show Dahmer has re-ignited the conversation about the ethics of watching true crime
Gen Z and Millennials are split on whether they feel guilty about watching this content
Being able to hear directly from survivors and families on social media has changed the way many perceive platforms making money off true crime content

While being a true crime fan is not exclusive to Gen Z and Millennials, these gens have certainly bought into this genre of entertainment. YPulse’s Media Consumption Monitor shows 25% of young people watch true crime video content weekly or more often, and it’s the third most popular category of podcasts they listen to. But online, discourse has been circulating about whether this entertainment is exactly ethical. The debate has existed online for a while now, but it was recently reignited by the release of Netflix’s Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story. The show has been uber successful,...