[untog]

Interesting idea, but it's going to be a hell of a sight when the first one goes catastrophically wrong. Think back to the Boston bomber hunt - in a repeat of that incident, not only does Reddit accuse the wrong person of being guilty, they also crowdfund an attempt to track him down with private detectives or something.

[Pxtl]

Reddit has already swallowed gallons upon gallons of bad press. Half the time Reddit hits the mainstream news it's about paedophilia or harassment or misogyny. Not saying that Reddit is full of incredibly vile people, but that's the "if it bleeds it leads" news about Reddit that hits the larger media world. At this point anybody who uses Reddit is either immune to scandal or already gone.

[electromagnetic]

> At this point anybody who uses Reddit is either immune to scandal or already gone.

At this point anybody who uses Reddit is hearing the scandal via Reddit.

[swalsh]

We've kind of learned from that incident now. It's still very fresh in people's minds, and mentioned quite often.