Tea to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 5 months agoOnline ‘Pedophile Hunters’ Are Growing More Violent — and Going Viral: With the rise of loosely moderated social media platforms, a fringe vigilante movement is experiencing a dangerous evolution.www.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square332fedilinkarrow-up1772arrow-down119cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.zip
arrow-up1753arrow-down1external-linkOnline ‘Pedophile Hunters’ Are Growing More Violent — and Going Viral: With the rise of loosely moderated social media platforms, a fringe vigilante movement is experiencing a dangerous evolution.www.nytimes.comTea to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 5 months agomessage-square332fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.zip
minus-squareGuy IngonitolinkfedilinkEnglish51•5 months agoThey’re experiencing positive re-enforcement when they get violent with the people they’ve intrapped. They’re getting more violent because they want more of the positive online feedback they’ve been getting. There is no lofty thought process about justice.
minus-square@Geodad@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish7•5 months agoSame thing with the 1A auditors, aka “frauditors”.
They’re experiencing positive re-enforcement when they get violent with the people they’ve intrapped. They’re getting more violent because they want more of the positive online feedback they’ve been getting.
There is no lofty thought process about justice.
Same thing with the 1A auditors, aka “frauditors”.