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> The shunning and shaming tactics used by online mobs are a very particular form of human aggression. I just realise how similar the Twitter mob and 4chan har
by worrycue 5y ago
> The shunning and shaming tactics used by online mobs are a very particular form of human aggression.
I just realise how similar the Twitter mob and 4chan harassment mobs are. They are basically 2 sides of the same coin. Even using the similar tactics like digging up dirt and more or less organise the same way, as impromptu mobs that just organically form.
Basically modern lynch mobs who never have to face the consequences of their actions protect by semi-anonymity, their numbers, and often their distance from their victims.
- silexia 5y agoThe only way to stop mobs is to reveal each individual in it and hold them accountable. How can we organize to unmask and reveal the individuals of these mobs? I bet we would find some of these accounts are the Russian accounts specifically built to divide Americans.
- lenkite 5y agoDo 4chan mobs get universities to cancel events and speakers and successfully pressurise companies to fire people ?