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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• Amoxtli@thelemmy.club ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I presume the NY Times is empathetic towards pedophiles.

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  • p03locke@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ 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 ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ 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 ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ 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 ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    They did help Trump get reelected.

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