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A Study of the “Human Flesh” Search Engine (2010) [pdf]

21 pointsby jasperpilgrimover 4 years ago

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stareatgoatsover 4 years ago
This seems to be an old social network analysis of a primarily Chinese web phenomenon which entails doxing people for various reasons (including corruption in government).<p>The phenomenon is interesting as one example (among many others) of the democratization and &#x27;cutting out the middle man&#x27; that the web offers: citizens taking legal and ethical matters into their own hands. It relates to things like the #metoo movement and Anonymous in the west.<p>Ultimately these &#x27;courts&#x27; tend to devolve into witch-hunts and mob rule without possibility to appeal, but it doesn&#x27;t mean that they don&#x27;t play some positive role - in nudging law enforcement to step up their game if nothing else.<p>This document doesn&#x27;t explore those aspects however.
jasperpilgrimover 4 years ago
I discovered this paper while lost in a Wikipedia rabbit hole. For anyone curious about the phrase “human flesh”, the paper notes it comes from a literal translation and that it might be better understood as “people-powered”.<p>One takeaway (certainly not the only) from the paper is that most research is done by a few participants, even as participation size increases.
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aaron695over 4 years ago
Weaponized Autism didn&#x27;t come until 2016 -<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;knowyourmeme.com&#x2F;memes&#x2F;weaponized-autism" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;knowyourmeme.com&#x2F;memes&#x2F;weaponized-autism</a>