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by stareatgoats 1984 days 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).

The phenomenon is interesting as one example (among many others) of the democratization and 'cutting out the middle man' 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.

Ultimately these 'courts' tend to devolve into witch-hunts and mob rule without possibility to appeal, but it doesn't mean that they don't play some positive role - in nudging law enforcement to step up their game if nothing else.

This document doesn't explore those aspects however.