A 20-second cuddle at a Coldplay concert turned two anonymous executives into global villains, and a viral cautionary tale about power, privacy, and the wrath of the internet.

Coldplay frontman Chris Martin made sure to give concertgoers plenty of notice that they may appear on their video screens during the “Jumbotron Song” at their show Saturday night.

As Astronomer suspended Andy Byron after his Coldplay kiss cam video with company HR head Kristin Cabot went viral, accounts of his toxic leadership are surfacing one by one. A 2018 report detailed the mismanagement of startup Cybereason,