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Vigilante activities carried out through the Internet
Internet vigilantism is the act of carrying out vigilante activities through the Internet. The term encompasses vigilantism against alleged scams, crimes
Internet_vigilantism
Act of preventing and punishing crimes without legal authority
vigilantism is "the extralegal prevention, investigation, or punishment of offenses." The definition has three components: Extralegal: Vigilantism is
Vigilantism
2019 American true crime documentary series
a contestant on the seventh season of The Mole in 2024. Internet culture Internet vigilantism Kanter, Jake (November 20, 2019). "'Gold Rush' Producer
Don't F**k with Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer
Don't_F**k_with_Cats:_Hunting_an_Internet_Killer
2025 internet controversy
addressing the growing concerns, saying that Schlep's actions represented "vigilantism". Schlep denied the company's portrayal of him as a vigilante, saying
Roblox–Schlep_controversy
American YouTuber (born 2000)
an investigation by the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office (SCSO) and the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit, Hull was arrested on May 6 after detectives
JiDion
American YouTubers and scambaiters
Артём Кулик). The channel is primarily known for its scambaiting and internet vigilantism content with a focus on exposing scams and fraudulent activities
Trilogy_Media
American vigilante group
2020 by Joshua Mundy and Jay Carnicom, both of whom pose as minors on the Internet for the purpose of luring people who believe they are sexting minors into
Dads_Against_Predators
2006 death of American assistant district attorney
Louis William "Bill" Conradt Jr., an American local assistant district attorney in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, died by suicide via gunshot on Sunday
Suicide_of_Bill_Conradt
Computer animated child used as an avatar to lure sexual predators
"will not be used again". Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre Internet Safety Act Creep Catchers Negobot ""Sweetie" Sting: Dutch activists claim
Sweetie_(internet_avatar)
Iran-linked hacktivist organization
commander Michael Kurilla in Qatar, as well as personal photos and IDs. Internet portal Iran portal List of hacker groups Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia
Handala_Hack_Team
Publication of private details
publishing personal information about individuals as a form of vigilantism predates the Internet, via physical media such as newspapers and pamphlets. For
Doxing
Chinese term for a form of Internet vigilantism
public humiliation, sometimes out of vigilantism, nationalist or patriotic sentiments, or the desire to circumvent Internet censorship in the People's Republic
Human_flesh_search_engine
Retired U.S. Navy SEAL
Donald Wayne Shipley is a retired United States Navy SEAL, who has gained recognition for his activism investigating and publicizing individuals who have
Don_Shipley_(Navy_SEAL)
Internet vigilantism tactic
not to redeem the gift cards. Internet portal Internet vigilantism Lenny (bot) Prank call Sting operation Vigilantism in the United States of America
Scam_baiting
Form of activism
against pedophiles. It also includes acts of anti-pedophile citizen vigilantism conducted by vigilante groups, some of which have operated alongside
Anti-pedophile_activism
Digital anthropology Digital humanities Digital Revolution Internet culture Internet vigilantism Slacktivism Social informatics Social web Sociology of science
Sociology_of_the_Internet
2026 internet and business dispute
2026). "How this $20,000 Lego Star Wars collection ignited a dramatic internet meltdown involving everything from the Mormon church to alleged police
Bricks & Minifigs–Reckless Ben controversy
Bricks_&_Minifigs–Reckless_Ben_controversy
2026 animal cruelty incident in Guangdong, China
number of Chinese companies expressed opposition to animal cruelty, and internet users funded advertisements on outdoor screens in cities including Shenzhen
2026_Jieyang_dog_abuse_case
New Zealand YouTuber
Danny de Hek is a New Zealand YouTuber and OSINT researcher who has published detailed investigations into alleged Ponzi schemes and cryptocurrency frauds
Danny_de_Hek
American voice actress, content creator, and musician
Rosie Okumura is an American voice actress, content creator, and musician based in Los Angeles. She creates scambaiting videos that combine humor, voice
Rosie_Okumura
2024 novel by Jason Pargin
and a sealed black box across the United States. The novel deals with internet rumour, paranoia, social media, and isolation. Abbott Coburn is a rideshare
I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom
I'm_Starting_to_Worry_About_This_Black_Box_of_Doom
American nonprofit organization
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN /ˈaɪkæn/ EYE-kan) is a global multistakeholder group and nonprofit organization headquartered
ICANN
American YouTuber and scambaiter
specializes in creating content about scam baiting against phone scams and Internet scams. He works against a variety of scams over the phone, such as technical
Scammer_Payback
Database privacy breach
Porn Wikileaks was a wiki website which contained the personal information, including the real names, of over 15,000 pornographic actors. The information
Porn_Wikileaks
Open government model
The g0v movement, or g0v, (pronounced gov-zero /ɡʌvziroʊ/) is an open source, open government collaboration started by Chia-liang Kao ("clkao"), ipa, kirby
G0v_movement
American YouTuber, Twitch streamer, and scambaiter
Kitboga is the Internet alias of an American Twitch streamer and YouTuber whose content primarily focuses on scam baiting against phone fraud. His channel
Kitboga_(streamer)
Turkish nationalist hacker group
original on 19 April 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2020. Habertürk. "DTP'nin resmi internet sitesi hacklendi". Habertürk (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-12-08. "DTP\'nin
TurkHackTeam
News page on Facebook about Tamaulipas, Mexico
reported missing. The information found at Valor por Tamaulipas is shared by Internet users themselves; the administrator, on the other hand, was active almost
Valor_por_Tamaulipas
Former anti-child porn group in California and Oregon, US
enforcement, are not abiding by the policies. ... This is vigilantism. It's sensational vigilantism." Criminal defense attorney Angelyn Gates of Chase Criminal
Perverted-Justice
Form of public shaming
Deplatforming Double standard Egosurfing Escrache Ghosting Internet troll Internet vigilantism Name and shame Ostracism Peer pressure Rage farming Real-name
Online_shaming
2015 nonfiction book by Jon Ronson
antecedents. The book explores the re-emergence of public shaming as an Internet phenomenon, particularly on Twitter. As a state-sanctioned punishment,
So You've Been Publicly Shamed
So_You've_Been_Publicly_Shamed
Global system of connected computer networks
The Internet (or internet) is the global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between
Internet
Standards organization overseeing IP addresses
The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) is a standards organization that oversees global IP address allocation, autonomous system number allocation
Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
Internet_Assigned_Numbers_Authority
increasing number of children are using the internet and that these young users are more susceptible to existing internet risks. Their main objective was to create
Negobot
Organization responsible for managing network numbering
A regional Internet registry (RIR) is an organization that manages the allocation and registration of Internet number resources within a region of the
Regional_Internet_registry
2005 South Korean doxing incident
university. Newspaper editorials then addressed the issues concerning Internet vigilantism and privacy concerns. In early June 2005, the woman, who appeared
Dog_poop_girl
Northern Irish YouTube personality and scam baiter
Jim Browning is the Internet alias of a software engineer and YouTuber from Northern Ireland whose content focuses on scam baiting and investigating call
Jim_Browning_(YouTuber)
Internet vigilante group
Internet vigilante group
Ghost_Security
Open internet standards organization
The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) is a standards organization for the Internet responsible for the technical standards of the Internet protocol
Internet Engineering Task Force
Internet_Engineering_Task_Force
Decentralized hacktivist collective
of the group. A website associated with the group describes it as "an Internet gathering" with "a very loose and decentralized command structure that
Anonymous_(hacker_group)
Scam baiting website
removing fake banks and other websites created by the scammers from the Internet, as well as shutting down bank accounts used by scammers in the process
419eater.com
American activist
Jack Donald Quillin is an American journalist, videographer, and digital media publisher associated with NightSunTV, an independent news and documentary
Jack_Quillin
that publicly shaming Brutsch as an example to others legitimized Internet vigilantism and exposed people such as Brutsch to mass retribution. r/CringeAnarchy
Controversial Reddit communities
Controversial_Reddit_communities
Internet phenomena are social and cultural phenomena specific to the Internet, such as Internet memes, which include popular catchphrases, images, viral
List_of_Internet_phenomena
Principle that Internet service providers should treat all data equally
as network neutrality, is the principle that Internet service providers (ISPs) must treat all Internet communications equally, offering users and online
Net_neutrality
American online terrorist-hunter (1970–2020)
2005 BBC documentary entitled The New al-Qaeda. She, along with other internet cyber sleuths, has been criticized for her work. She recounted her story
Shannen_Rossmiller
Canadian child sexual abuse prevention group
grooming Jewish Community Watch Dark Justice Perverted-Justice Sweetie Vigilantism W5, Jon Woodward, Stephen Grant (February 18, 2017). "Canada's self-proclaimed
Creep_Catchers
International hacker organization
The Dark Overlord (also known as the TDO) is an international hacker organization which garnered significant publicity through cybercrime extortion of
The Dark Overlord (hacker group)
The_Dark_Overlord_(hacker_group)
Use of the internet to facilitate activism
considered to be falsified. Internet portal Internet vigilantism – Vigilante activities carried out through the Internet openPetition – Free and non-profit
Internet_activism
Leaked forensic report related to Ahmed Adeeb and his affiliates
Adeeb files refers to a leaked forensic report and associated digital records extracted from a mobile phone of former Maldivian vice president Ahmed Adeeb
Adeeb_files
The Internet originated in the efforts of scientists and engineers to build and interconnect computer networks. The Internet Protocol Suite, the set of
History_of_the_Internet
2008–2012 hacker group
2016, the group breached both a UN Agency and one of America's largest Internet service providers. During mid-February, TeaMp0isoN breached the United
Teamp0ison
Cultural item spread via the Internet
An Internet meme, or meme (/miːm/), is a cultural item (such as an idea, behavior, or style) that spreads across the Internet, now primarily through social
Internet_meme
Internet censorship in South Korea is prevalent, and contains some unique elements such as the blocking of pro-North Korea websites, and to a lesser extent
Internet censorship in South Korea
Internet_censorship_in_South_Korea
System of laws, policies and practices
Internet governance is the effort by governments, the private sector, civil society, and technical actors to develop and apply shared principles, norms
Internet_governance
Legal control of the internet
Internet censorship is the legal control or suppression of what can be accessed, published, or viewed on the Internet. Censorship is most often applied
Internet_censorship
Individual connection to the Internet
Internet access is a facility or service that provides connectivity for a computer, a computer network, or other network device to the Internet, and for
Internet_access
Internet access is available in North Korea, but is only permitted with special authorization. It is primarily used for government purposes, and by foreigners
Internet_in_North_Korea
Grey hat computer hacker group
he was released, after which he dedicated himself to ethical hacking. Internet portal ".: World of Hell :". world-of-hell.com. Archived from the original
World_of_Hell
database containing 56 million US folks' personal details sitting on the open internet using a Chinese IP address? Seriously, why?". The Register. 9 January 2020
List_of_data_breaches
Confidence trick
Digital arrest Domain name scams Email authentication Email fraud Internet vigilantism Lenny anti-scam bot Lottery scam PayPai Phishing Referer spoofing
Tarmac_scam
Ukrainian website
про зрадників і найманців, які воюють проти України" [Volunteers run the Internet site of the traitors and mercenaries fighting against Ukraine] (in Ukrainian)
Myrotvorets
faces Great Firewall – Chinese internet regulations Human flesh search engine – Chinese term for a form of Internet vigilantism Pei, Minxin (February 13, 2024)
Mass_surveillance_in_China
having a single inventor, the Internet was developed by many people over many years. The following people are Internet pioneers who have been recognized
List_of_Internet_pioneers
UK vigilante group working to catch paedophiles
'football factory' stings". International Business Times UK. 9 February 2015. "Internet sting paedophile jailed". BBC News. 27 March 2015. "'We pretend to be teens
Dark_Justice_(group)
Slang terms and languages used on the Internet
Internet slang (also known as Internet shorthand, cyber-slang, netspeak, or digispeak) is a non-standard or unofficial form of language used by people
Internet_slang
Cyberattacks on Russia by the hacker collective
Information War Promises A Huge Leak Of Data Stolen From The Kremlin's Internet Censor". Forbes. Retrieved March 11, 2022. "Anonymous releases 364,000
Anonymous and the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Anonymous_and_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine
Topics referred to by the same term
the goal of increasing internet traffic Scam baiting, a form of internet vigilantism Bait (novel), a 2009 novel by Sieds Jetze Race-baiting, inciting
Bait_(disambiguation)
Internet development organization
The Internet Society (ISOC) is an American non-profit advocacy organization whose purpose is to promote an open and safe internet. Founded in 1992, it
Internet_Society
Vigilant Applications Ltd is a United Kingdom-based software company, which develops and markets the VigilancePro user behaviour monitoring and management
Vigilant_Applications
Topics referred to by the same term
software Information entropy, relating to disruptive actions taken in Internet vigilantism All pages with titles beginning with Entropy All pages with titles
Entropy_(disambiguation)
1974 film by Michael Winner
its apparent support of vigilantism and advocating unlimited punishment of criminals. The novel allegedly denounced vigilantism, whereas the film embraced
Death_Wish_(1974_film)
Type of confidence trick
Digital arrest Domain name scams Email authentication Email fraud Internet vigilantism Lenny anti-scam bot Lottery scam PayPai Phishing Referer spoofing
Overpayment_scam
Cyberattack
paradigm for music sharing, and would allow the music which exists on the Internet to be played from a single platform. The video also stated that Anontune
Anontune
that are music videos, that have gained rapid attention on the Internet. Like Internet memes, viewership of such videos tend to grow rapidly and become
List_of_viral_videos
Catalan protest group advocating for independence
Democratic Tsunami (Catalan: Tsunami Democràtic, pronounced [suˈnami ðəmuˈkɾatik]) was a Catalan protest group advocating a self-determination referendum
Democratic_Tsunami
Series of cyberattacks conducted by Anonymous and LulzSec
operation aims to protest government censorship and monitoring of the internet. LulzSec members also mention ending what they believe are corrupt racial
Operation_AntiSec
Sharing of bomb production methods on the Internet
a cause of the fact that one can find bomb-making instructions on the internet, wary as they are of what the medium is capable of in disseminating dangerous
Bomb-making instructions on the Internet
Bomb-making_instructions_on_the_Internet
2015 leak of personal data from an online dating service
and the 2024 Netflix series Ashley Madison: Sex, Lies & Scandal. Internet vigilantism Online shaming Thomsen, Simon (20 July 2015). "Extramarital affair
Ashley_Madison_data_breach
Group of pro-Russian hackers
members of the Yatsenyuk Government and persons close to them. Blocking Internet resources of Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council of
CyberBerkut
Internet in the Philippines first became available on March 29, 1994, 10:18 a.m., with the Philippine Network Foundation (PHNet) connecting the country
Internet_in_the_Philippines
Protest movement against the practices of the Church of Scientology
practices of the Church of Scientology by members of Anonymous, a leaderless Internet-based group. "Chanology" is a portmanteau of "4chan" (the site where the
Project_Chanology
List of controversies related to CNN
makes the article sound less like news and more like an odd bit of internet vigilantism.", going on to say the controversy could likely have been avoided
CNN_controversies
2006 book by Jack Goldsmith and Tim Wu
Controls the Internet? Illusions of a Borderless World is a 2006 book by Jack Goldsmith and Tim Wu that assesses efforts to control the Internet. Starting
Who_Controls_the_Internet?
International governance group
The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) is a multistakeholder governance group for policy dialogue on issues of Internet governance. It brings together all
Internet_Governance_Forum
Hacker group
defaced. 27 April 2012: As a result of a DDoS attack the Turkish ISP TTNet internet slows down. The spokesman of the Presidency of Telecommunication and Communication
RedHack
registered generic top-level domains used in the Domain Name System of the Internet. Until 1986, Domain Registration was limited to organizations with access
List of the oldest currently registered Internet domain names
List_of_the_oldest_currently_registered_Internet_domain_names
Internet censorship in India is implemented through various legal, administrative and judicial mechanisms. Service providers use domain name system (DNS)
Internet_censorship_in_India
Effort to create boundaries on a network
In internet governance, network sovereignty (part of digital sovereignty and cyber sovereignty) is the effort of a governing entity, such as a state, to
Network_sovereignty
Computer-based activities as a means of protest
Alliance Chaos Computer Club Cicada 3301 Decocidio Jester Internet vigilantism The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz – a documentary film milw0rm
Hacktivism
Killing of a lion that lived in the Hwange National Park
"Killer of Cecil the lion finds out that he is a target now, of internet vigilantism". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 July 2015. Bakst, Brian (28 July
Killing_of_Cecil_the_lion
Internet in Moldova is one of the fastest and least expensive in the world. The country ranks 3rd in the world by gigabit coverage with around 90% of the
Internet_in_Moldova
Internet usage in Ireland was reported at a 98.9 % rate among individuals by 2025, higher than the European Union (EU) average of 89.57%. Ireland's progress
Internet in the Republic of Ireland
Internet_in_the_Republic_of_Ireland
Culture that has emerged from the use of computer networks
Internet culture refers to culture developed and maintained among frequent and active users of the Internet (also known as netizens) who primarily communicate
Internet_culture
Internet censorship in the United States of America is the suppression of speech, public communication, and other information, on the Internet in the United
Internet censorship in the United States
Internet_censorship_in_the_United_States
Intentional sharing of corrupted or malicious data in torrent programs
hired to poison torrents using decoy insertion. In an example of Internet vigilantism, anti-infringement vigilantes have been known to create viruses that
Torrent_poisoning
American hunters' rights organization
"Killer of Cecil the lion finds out that he is a target now, of internet vigilantism". The New York Times. Retrieved July 30, 2015. Bakst, Brian (July
Safari_Club_International
American non-profit corporation
Internet Systems Consortium, Inc., also known as ISC, is an American non-profit corporation that supports the infrastructure of the universal, self-organizing
Internet_Systems_Consortium
The Internet has a long history of turbulent relations, major maliciously designed disruptions (such as wide scale computer virus incidents, DOS and DDOS
Timeline of Internet conflicts
Timeline_of_Internet_conflicts
Model of Internet between planets
The interplanetary Internet is a conceived computer network in space, consisting of a set of network nodes that can communicate with each other. These
Interplanetary_Internet
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