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-square314linkfedilinkarrow-up1769arrow-down119
arrow-up1750arrow-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-square314linkfedilink
minus-squareafronaut@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·1 year agoThere are cases of arsonist fire fighters which is an even stronger analogy. Those who claim to fight fires are often the ones setting them, so they can be seen as the heroes who extinguish them.
minus-squarefrostysauce@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year ago or that Q-anon STARTED on a pedophile message board. Come again now?
There are cases of arsonist fire fighters which is an even stronger analogy.
Those who claim to fight fires are often the ones setting them, so they can be seen as the heroes who extinguish them.
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Come again now?
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Fuck the Fire Department!