Tea@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year 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-square307linkfedilinkarrow-up1777arrow-down119cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.zip
arrow-up1758arrow-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@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square307linkfedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.zip
minus-squareGuy Ingonito@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up51·1 year 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.
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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.
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