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What’s the difference between this and Twitter mobs?
Probably not much, but the victim would have a better chance suing Citizen than Twitter. Twitter polices it’s platform, but Section 230 provides a good shield for them against user content. Citizen, OTOH, isn’t protected by Section 230 because the company itself issued the notification. Disclaimer: IANAL
The question we should be asking isn't 'what happens if they get it wrong' but 'what happens if they got it right'?
People have been offering rewards for 'information about' or 'arrest of' forever. But as soon as a tech company does it, it's evil. The question we should be asking isn't 'what happens if they get it wrong' but 'what happens if they got it right'?
And both of your questions regarding what if they get it wrong or right are quite interesting to think about.
Someone needs to sue these people into bankruptcy.
Is it illegal to call someone an arson suspect ? I imagine that wrongly calling someone an arsonist would be libel/slander, but I wonder if things change when you include the word suspect .