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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.

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Submitted ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨Tea@programming.dev⁩ to ⁨technology@lemmy.zip⁩

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/03/26/us/pedophile-hunting-violence.html?unlocked_article_code=1.7E4.eamS.i5q3bTq9wHDi&smid=url-share

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  • Amoxtli@thelemmy.club ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    I presume the NY Times is empathetic towards pedophiles.

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    • p03locke@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      That’s a shit take.

      I swear everybody here is fucking black and white, with no room for nuance. This is how cults and echo chambers get started.

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      • ProfHillbilly@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        I must agree with Locke. I think these people need to punished for their crime but living out some comicbook Punisher bullshit in going to get someone killed.

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      • RonnyZittledong@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        It’s also how shit laws get passed. We need to backdoor encryption because a pedophile might use it!!!

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    • trogon@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      They did help Trump get reelected.

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