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Re:Leaked emails show crime app Citizen is testing on-demand... by heavyset_go on Saturday May 22, 2021 @12:17AM (#27243398)
> I think it's more likely the first time this happens the person is actually guilty, and there will be a huge debate as to whether or not it's a good thing.

No there won't. There have been serial killers who used common apps to find their victims, along with people who rob, assault, harass and stalk people they find on apps. People don't really care. Even the justice system doesn't care because the companies are able to argue that Section 230 means that they aren't liable for what users do with their products[1].

[1] https://www.americanbar.org/groups/diversity/women/publicati...

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Re:Leaked emails show crime app Citizen is testing on-demand... by byteshock on Saturday May 22, 2021 @01:40AM (#27243842)
Right but there is a difference between people posting on a social media app and the app targeting someone itself. Citizen is encouraging others to find this person. So they would be held liable.
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Re:Leaked emails show crime app Citizen is testing on-demand... by heavyset_go on Saturday May 22, 2021 @06:52PM (#27250958)
I'd imagine that they'd argue that they are not responsible for what users do in response to a bounty being posted on their interactive computer service, and courts would agree.
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