Tea@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agoOnline ‘Pedophile Hunters’ Are Growing More Violent — and Going Viral: With the rise of loosely moderated social media platforms, a fringe vigilante movement is experiencing a dangerous evolution.www.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square346fedilinkarrow-up1777arrow-down119
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minus-squaresurewhynotlem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·16 hours agoGoogle “age of consent laws” and you’ll see that some are below 18 and some are at 18. Since I don’t know which geography we’re talking about, I go with 18. Underlining “fact” doesn’t make something a fact. Referencing laws does. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_consent_in_the_United_States#%3A~%3Atext=States+where+the+age+of%2CUtah%2C+Virginia%2C+and+Wisconsin.
Google “age of consent laws” and you’ll see that some are below 18 and some are at 18. Since I don’t know which geography we’re talking about, I go with 18.
Underlining “fact” doesn’t make something a fact. Referencing laws does.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_consent_in_the_United_States#%3A~%3Atext=States+where+the+age+of%2CUtah%2C+Virginia%2C+and+Wisconsin.