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Comment on 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.

deathbird@mander.xyz ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

This is part of the reason why casual accusations of pedophilia have always disturbed me. Because it can lead even people who in most other circumstances would be considered pro-justice and pro-human rights into mini-Mengeles.

And I’ve seen people just throw out the accusation without even prompt or justification, just because they hate somebody (maybe for other good reasons) and want to see if it sticks. It’s fucked up.

Then there’s other cases like that one where that 18-year-old got jumped for being baited into going on a date with another 18-year-old, while under the impression that she was… at least 18. A couple of people posted about that already.

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faythofdragons@slrpnk.net ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
Yeah, I got accusations thrown at me after letting a trans lady crash at my place when she came out and her ex-wife kicked her out of the house. Everybody was an adult, but the ex-wife found a friend in the TERFs, and they think trans rights is pedo apologism.

I got molested by my babysitter when I was 5, and it was incredibly infuriating to hear people say it was the same as a fucking divorce.

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- HawlSera@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  Disgusting.
  
  Sadly as a transwoman I have heard “You should have left the kids alone!” From ex-friends who were Pro-Trans until it became “Support transpeople or support Trump”
  
  I was disgusted, a former ally suddenly and without evidence starting seeing his many transfriends as paedos
  
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interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
Remember who Musk did it si callously

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- fluffykittycat@slrpnk.net ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  He definitely has some skeletons in his closet, he’s got to have done something
  
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  - deathbird@mander.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    See this is that shit.
    
    This is that shit.
    
    Stop doing this.
    
    There are plenty of things wrong with Elon Musk that are well documented in the public record by diverse and reputable sources that can easily be cited.
    
    Do that, not this.
    
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