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. - eviltoast
Online ‘Pedophile Hunters’ Are Growing More Violent — and Going Viral
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With the rise of loosely moderated social media platforms, a fringe vigilante movement is experiencing a dangerous evolution.
  • AA5B@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    4 days ago

    Vigilantism is just a sign that government has become too corrupt to deal with problems effectively.

    Or a sign that government is the problem as politicians resort more to divisiveness, hatred, bigotry and scapegoating to capture more extreme voters. Politicians stoke the outrage, inflame some groups against others, call for ending the rights of those they’ve marginalized, and even pardon those who committed treason in the name of fake vigilantism, based on manipulation and misrepresentation