More people are turning to the internet for justice. But what makes a Twitter feed or a Facebook group more attractive than going to the police?
This comes on the heels of a Reddit user who was attacked in late January, only to discover the entire incident was uploaded to Youtube. He turned to Reddit’s massive readership for help. Could the online mobs sift out clues to his attackers’ identities?
Nora speaks to Sidneyeve Matrix, a media professor at Queen’s University. She sheds some light on why the online mobs aren’t so anonymous, and why that sense of community fuels this growing trend of crowdsourcing justice.
A shorter version of this interview will air on an upcoming episode of Spark, but you can hear the full, uncut interview below, or download the MP3. [runs 12:26]
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Well worth watching:
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Terrific interview. In a nice, relaxed and easy style, in only 12 minutes, Sydneyeve and Nora cover a lot of territory in helping advance our knowledge of the social media phenomenon.