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Tea@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 2 months ago

Online ‘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.com

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Online ‘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.com

Tea@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 2 months ago
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With the rise of loosely moderated social media platforms, a fringe vigilante movement is experiencing a dangerous evolution.
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    I presume the NY Times is empathetic towards pedophiles.

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      That’s a shit take. You can be against pedophiles, but also against violent vigilantism.

      I swear everybody here is fucking black and white, with no room for nuance. This is how cults and echo chambers get started.

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        It’s also how shit laws get passed. We need to backdoor encryption because a pedophile might use it!!!

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      They did help Trump get reelected.

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