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The app was actually originally framed this way and named "Vigilante". It's been bad from the beginning. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen_(app) https://en
by mayneack 5y ago
The app was actually originally framed this way and named "Vigilante". It's been bad from the beginning.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen_(app) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen_(app)
https://www.businessinsider.com/citizen-vigilante-app-crime-in-your-area-photos-2017-3 https://www.businessinsider.com/citizen-vigilante-app-crime-...
- tobyjsullivan 5y agoThis seems like the most important context. Citizen is quite explicitly a vigilante app that promotes vigilantism. The CEO seems to have only pivoted long enough for market traction and still wants to return to the original goal. This quote could not be any clearer: > “This is a great transition of Citizen back to active safety. We are not a news company. We are safety and we make this sort of heinous crime impossible to escape from. That needs to be our mindset.” If this company/CEO isn't stopped, I fear it's only a matter of time before someone (or many someones) gets hurt. Most likely because they "fit the description".