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Social media manhunt gone wrong

Dana RegevAugust 21, 2015

After the Bangkok bombing Internet users put on their detective hats to help find suspects. Their efforts failed, and as past cases show the record for social media sleuths isn't great. They often do more harm than good.

Thailand Polizei veröffentlicht Fahndungsbild nach Bombenanschlag
Image: Twitter/Pol.Lt.Gen.Dr.Prawut
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