‘Not your personal army!’ Investigating the organizing property of retributive vigilantism in a Reddit collective of websleuths
This content is not available in the selected language. Abstract This paper investigates a collective of websleuths called the Reddit Bureau of Investigation (RBI) that contains over 70,000 members. Websleuthing, or the investigative practices undertaken online by individuals who are not professional security providers, is an increasing trend. While conducting investigations on Reddit constitutes somewhat […] Read more
Myles, D., Benoit-Barné C., Millerand, F. (2016). Not your personal army : vigilantism as a rhetorical figure among citizens who solve crimes online. Social Media & Society International Conference, London, 13 juillet.
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Résoudre des crimes en ligne. La contribution de citoyens au Reddit Bureau of Investigation.
This content is not available in the selected language. Résumé : Le développement des technologies numériques participe à l’émergence de nouveaux types d’initiatives citoyennes de sécurité. Cet article explore quatre formes de contribution en ligne de citoyens en matière de gouvernement du crime issues des sciences sociales et humaines : le travail de surveillance non institutionnalisée, le crowdsourced […] Read more