Online ‘Pedophile Hunters’ Are Growing More Violent — and Going Viral
www.nytimes.com
With the rise of loosely moderated social media platforms, a fringe vigilante movement is experiencing a dangerous evolution.
  • @jj4211@lemmy.worldEnglish
    13•5 days ago

    In practice, I don’t see how I would even know someone is a pedophile if they didn’t act on their inclinations. I guess they could publicly declare it but that seems unwise.

    I would be concerned if the Internet vigilantes ran with unsubstantiated rumors, like if say Elon musk just called someone a pedophile or of the blue.

    • @Allero@lemmy.todayEnglish
      10•5 days ago

      This is one of the most problematic parts about vigilante justice and why it should be gone for good, regardless of what they are trying to achieve.