Tea@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days 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-square248fedilinkarrow-up1703arrow-down119
arrow-up1684arrow-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 · 3 days agomessage-square248fedilink
minus-squarekandoh@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up46·3 days 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-squareGeodad@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 days 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”.