Monday, January 16, 2023

Brazilian leftists are turning to Instagram to identify far-right rioters

Sounds like a terribly bad idea! What comes around goes around! Next time, another Brazilian government may want to target leftists!

When government invites so called crowdsourcing, which is in this case not very different from government denunciation and extralegal persecution and or witch hunt!

Not all protesters on that day at Brasilia's government offices  were violent rioters!

"... a new account popped up on Instagram
Called Contragolpe Brasil, it quickly started posting photos of alleged riot participants, reaching more than 1 million followers in just 24 hours. The idea was to crowdsource information that could identify “people who attack democracy in Brazil,” making it easier for authorities to find and punish those who escaped arrest on the day. ..."

Brazilians are turning to Instagram to identify far-right rioters | MIT Technology Review An account dedicated to unmasking insurrectionists has named and tagged dozens of alleged attackers.

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