US women accuse men suspected of being mob
After companies also blocked and reported mob
FBI secures 100,000 evidences through SNS
[아시아경제 뉴욕=백종민 특파원] Social network services (SNS) and dating apps are making great strides in tracking the mob of the US Congressional House intrusion incident on the 6th.
A woman who identifies a man who broke into the US Capitol through a dating app has announced that she will report it to the FBI.
According to the US media, female users of dating apps such as Bumble and Tinder actively participated in the mob search. Due to the nature of dating apps, the need to share detailed information about themselves reveals the identity of the mob. Male mobsters became targets of mob hunting after sharing photos taken during the break into the Capitol on a dating app.
A woman named Alia Awerdala also suggested on Twitter to find people who appear to have intruded into the Capitol immediately after the Capitol intrusion incident on a dating app and report it to the FBI.
Items that could inform one’s political tendencies were also the reason for the mob. In the process of partner matching, the ability to find people with similar political tendencies served as a function to search for mobs. Vendors recently discontinued the service, saying there is a concern that this function could be misused.
Even if they are not reported to the FBI, mobs are being expelled from the app. In the case of Bumble, those who recently intruded into the Capitol are being expelled. Bloomberg News introduced an example of a user who was unable to use Bumble after uploading a photo inside the Capitol during the riot.
The Washington Post also reported that Bumble & Tinder, which has dating apps such as Tinder and OK Cupid, has blocked outlaws in the Capitol. The company said, “We are banning content that stimulates terrorism and racial discrimination. Intrusive mobs in the Capitol will be expelled immediately after confirmation.”
In addition to dating apps, those who posted photos of the Capitol Hill intrusion on social media such as Facebook, Twitter, and Snapchat are being targeted by the FBI. The FBI requested that digital information, such as photographs, be provided one day after the incident. Since then, about 140,000 certified photos have been secured, verifying the identities of more than 275 people, and prosecuting more than 100 of them.
In addition to the report In addition to the help of SNS companies and carriers, arrests using facial recognition technology are also being made.
New York = correspondent Baek Jong-min [email protected]