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Online Vigilantes, Or "Crowdsourced Justice"

Posted by Soulskill on from the when-internet-detectives-attack dept.

destinyland writes "The Chinese credit the 'human flesh search engine' for successfully locating 'the kitten killer of Hangzhou' from clues in her online video. But in February, the same force identified a teenage cat-abuser in Oklahoma — within 24 hours of his video's appearance on YouTube. 'Netizens are the new Jack Bauer,' argues one science writer, and with three billion potential detectives, 'attempts to hide will only add thrill to the chase.' But China's vigilantes ultimately turned their attention to China's Internet Propaganda Office, bypassing censorship of a director's personal information using social networks, including Twitter. The author suggests there's a new principle emerging in the online world: 'The Internet does not forget, does not forgive and cannot be stopped. Ever.'"

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  1. urm... by grub · · Score: 5, Funny


    'human flesh search engine'

    RedTube?

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  2. the intertubes - my new favs by pha7boy · · Score: 2, Funny

    "The Internet does not forget, does not forgive and cannot be stopped. Ever." that's why I'm adding the internet to my Fav5.

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  3. Re:So the Internet is like.... by Captain+Splendid · · Score: 4, Funny

    So the Internet is like ...the Terminator of electronic communication tools?

    "It cannot be reasoned with" - yeah, sounds about right.

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  4. I, for one... by SlovakWakko · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...welcome our new YouTube watching overlords!

  5. Re:NSFW by Khyber · · Score: 4, Funny

    You must be new to the internet. You also must not watch much porn. Turn in your geek card.

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  6. Re:The Author by geobeck · · Score: 4, Funny

    Also, the internet forgets in about a week.

    Forgets what?

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  7. Re:NSFW link. by MarkGriz · · Score: 2, Funny

    Unless you happen to work in the porn industry

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  8. Re:The Author by Goaway · · Score: 3, Funny

    Why are all these words on my computer?

  9. Re:It's great! ...until... by Minwee · · Score: 2, Funny

    There is a reason why people still want vigilante justice today, because when someone who is obvious guilt of something like child rape, gets one year in jail, it pisses even the most level headed of us off.

    And then the most level headed among you go looking for revenge on the pediatricians.

    Didn't you even wonder why people _don't_ want vigilante justice?

  10. Re:So the Internet is like.... by Minwee · · Score: 4, Funny

    "It cannot be reasoned with" - yeah, sounds about right.

    PC LOAD LETTER'? The f--- does that mean?