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- Internet sleuths took less than 24 hours to find a man who seemingly ghosted his family.
- It reveals a culture of online justice, where individuals who've wronged others are hunted down.
- Experts warn that digital justice can overstep, yet legal rulings seem to support the practice.
It's been a big week for internet sleuths, who took less than 24 hours to find a man who apparently ghosted his family.
It's a story that highlights a culture of online justice, where people who have been perceived to have hurt and deceived others get hunted down by digital vigilantes all over the world to answer for their crimes.
Some fear the movement has gone too far, but recent rulings suggest the law doesn't seem to be on their side.