Hell, KiwiFarms style tactics is becoming more and more common and mainstream. It’s on Lemmy too.
FermionWrangler@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
I always knew there was something wrong with that these people were doing but couldn’t exactly put my finger on it and never talked about it because people would’ve yelled at me and used false dillema arguments like many people who criticized them back them recieved “You support pedophiles you removed”
ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
TheHottyOney@lemmynsfw.com 3 weeks ago
They caused the death of a victim before: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/apr/01/us-officials-challenge-ofcoms-risk-to-free-speech-caused-by-online-safety-laws
DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 3 weeks ago
Ironic
Ghamorra@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
One of these groups that operate out of the Pacific North West employs psychologists to create profiles on people the contact online. They target non-sex related forums like grief or mental health related support groups online. They’ll spend as much time as needed to hook these men and make them dependent on their carefully crafted online personas and even drive away their outside support groups to isolate them.
Regardless of your opinion of these individuals, going out of your way to exploit a vulnerable person and turn them into something their not is incredibly fucked up.