Hi Going through email and saw this so replying a bit late but hey: in the 1990s there was a lot of discussion around vigilantism on Usenet as anyone could cancel an offender (such as a spammer)'s account. The most famous vigilante was called Cancelmoose. There was some analysis of this by legal scholars, you can find references in my book Cyberchiefs. cheers Mathieu -----Original Message----- From: Air-L [mailto:air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of Penn Pantumsinchai Sent: Friday, 13 June 2014 1:42 PM To: AoIR Subject: [Air-L] Online mob justice Hi everyone, I am currently starting research on online mob/vigilante justice and was wondering if anyone is researching the same topic or know of any studies/resources. Prime examples of online mob justice include the failed hunt for the Boston bomber by Reddit users or many of the 'human flesh search engine' cases in China. I would be grateful for any suggestions. Thank you very much! -- Penn Pantumsinchai University of Hawaii at Manoa Department of Sociology, Ph.D. Student _______________________________________________ The Air-L@listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org Join the Association of Internet Researchers: http://www.aoir.org/