Review article
https://doi.org/10.31299/hrri.60.2.10
Digital vigilantism: examining online justice, ethical challenges, and the role of social media
Dalibor Doležal
; University of Zagreb, Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences, Borongajska 83f, Zagreb, Croatia
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Abstract
Crime has emerged in various forms and contexts throughout history, and one of the more specialised forms is so-called vigilantism. In the traditional sense, vigilantism is the appropriation of the decision by individuals and/or groups to pursue justice in situations where it is felt that the formal institutions responsible for these activities have not responded properly or at all (Brown, 1975). With the advent of new technologies, especially the Internet, vigilantism has taken on a digital form - digital vigilantism. Although the basic characteristic of these phenomena is the execution of justice when it is not perceived to be fulfilled, the causes, motives, methods, and manifestations of digital vigilantism increasingly differ from traditional vigilantism due to the possibilities offered by digital technologies. The aim of this study is therefore to provide an overview of the current state of knowledge about the particularities of digital vigilantism and the issues associated with this phenomenon.
Keywords
criminology; vigilantism: digital vigilante justice; cybercrime
Hrčak ID:
323982
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Publication date:
19.12.2024.
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