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The many shades of digital vigilantism. A typology of online self-justice

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  • Benjamin Loveluck

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Digital vigilantism involves direct online actions of targeted surveillance, dissuasion or punishment, which tend to rely on public denunciation or on an excess of unsolicited attention, and are carried out in the name of justice, order or safety. Drawing on a diversity of case studies, this article seeks to provide a comprehensive picture of its manifestations, addressing both the social practices and digital media dynamics involved. It presents a typology which distinguishes between four ideal types of digital vigilantism: flagging, investigating, hounding and organised leaking.

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  • Benjamin Loveluck, 2020. "The many shades of digital vigilantism. A typology of online self-justice," Global Crime, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 21(3-4), pages 213-241, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:fglcxx:v:21:y:2020:i:3-4:p:213-241
    DOI: 10.1080/17440572.2019.1614444
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    1. Edward Ademolu, 2024. "Laughing from the Outside‐In: Considering ‘What's Up Africa’ as an(other) humorous humanitarian digilantism," Journal of International Development, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 36(5), pages 2393-2413, July.

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