NEW: Public, crowdsourced efforts to identify the Capitol rioters on Twitter are dividing online extremism researchers.

The work is urgent. But also dangerous.

What’s the right way to out an insurrectionist online? https://t.co/ZkOPfSdxTW

— issie lapowsky (@issielapowsky) January 16, 2021

Dating apps are freezing out rioters with help from law enforcement — &, in some cases, their own photos. Other app users have taken matters into their own hands by striking up conversations with potential rioters and relaying their information to the FBI.https://t.co/D47eSsIqf5

— Jessi (@OlMumsyJess) January 17, 2021

It’s hard not to laugh at this ? “Bumble removed its political filter after people said they used it to lure conservatives who were at the Capitol riot into sending incriminating evidence”: https://t.co/SGTaOOgtiY

— Troy Hunt (@troyhunt) January 16, 2021

The uprising has sparked a tense debate about the right way to stitch together the digital scraps of someone's life to publicly accuse them of committing a crime https://t.co/3sGCGNYj11

— hussein kanji (@hkanji) January 16, 2021

It is important for professional/experienced researchers to create systems where tips can be sent offline or privately so the names of innocent people are not circulated online. Amateurs need to be very careful and platforms should be prepared to apply rules against doxxing. https://t.co/IjrQd1rkPx

— David Clinch (@DavidClinchNews) January 16, 2021

This is a smart piece that directly addresses the ethical complexity of the crowd-sourced movement to identify the Capitol rioters https://t.co/YCVfBV717R

— Joe Bernstein (@Bernstein) January 17, 2021

His response to a prompt about his “perfect first date” was: “Storming the Capitol.” https://t.co/ijRjF6ls9p

— Amanda Finnegan (@amandajfinnegan) January 17, 2021

I feel like we need a different word than “doxxing” here. It may be functionally the same process, but posting private information because you don’t like someone is a lot different than aiding in an ongoing criminal investigation and probably should have its own word. https://t.co/fflYP8zvFL

— Joe Patrice (@JosephPatrice) January 17, 2021

Bringing new meaning to Tinder stalking: “Women and men have in some cases also turned the dating apps into hunting grounds, striking up conversations with rioters, gathering potentially incriminating photos or confessions, then relaying them to the FBI.” https://t.co/UyBvGl4kEO

— Melissa Chan (@melissakchan) January 16, 2021

“These are technologies of surveillance, and so use of them by the public to turn crowds into cops seems to me to be a very dangerous impulse.” https://t.co/Qhwc6myOuW

— if you can remote proctor me, you’re too close (@hypervisible) January 16, 2021

Kinda wish this wasn’t turned into a story so the women could continue on the low. https://t.co/ovgv2bet5v

— Casting Gurl Wonder (@HelloMocha) January 17, 2021

Bumble and Tinder have responded more forcefully to Capitol rioters than the president https://t.co/kDkTV5gCgp

— Drew Harwell (@drewharwell) January 17, 2021

As they should. No one wants to date an extremist. No one wants to work with one either. https://t.co/VyYSBigwgW

— Sig26BVelma (@SigO26BVelma) January 16, 2021

The social media version of The Lysistrata??? https://t.co/RCbLcQlTrF

— Melissa Murray (@ProfMMurray) January 16, 2021

WTF! GET A DATE, USE A RIOT PIC?
RT @Techmeme: Dating apps like Tinder and Bumble are banning users identified in photos from the Capitol riot, and some users are relaying incriminating evidence to the FBI (Washington Post)https://t.co/OArsJth5EGhttps://t.co/CGI2PARnf0

— MedicalQuack (@MedicalQuack) January 17, 2021

Just to be clear, I do believe the reason why we are in this situation is because the DC law enforcement, FBI, and DHS failed the country on Jan 6th. That is driving many researchers and activists to work on piecing this all together. Many fear that will happen again. https://t.co/IzMBGxO8YN

— Joan Donovan, PhD (@BostonJoan) January 17, 2021

I think there’s another undercurrent here at play as well though: That we don’t trust law enforcement to do the work. https://t.co/KQDG84oBhX

— David Carroll ? (@profcarroll) January 16, 2021

"After swiping right in hopes she could get more information out of him, she said he responded that he did visit the Capitol and sent more pictures as proof. She later contacted the FBI tip line." @drewharwell @lisabonos @craigtimberg https://t.co/qYuQLmWHnd

— Emily Guskin (@EmGusk) January 16, 2021

Looks like these guys are going to have an even harder time getting laid now (if that’s even possible ??‍♀️)...https://t.co/t2TF12r1WF

— Amber (@AmberD1116) January 17, 2021

"I have this overarching thesis that the internet turns us all into cops. These are technologies of surveillance, and so use of them by the public to turn crowds into cops seems to me to be a very dangerous impulse." - @BostonJoan https://t.co/ZkOPfSdxTW

— issie lapowsky (@issielapowsky) January 16, 2021

Ladies gonna save this nation from the dumbest bros. https://t.co/zFRVo9jqCS

— ???? ???????? (@Jose_Pagliery) January 17, 2021

Bumble dating app disables political matching after women got together to match with white nationalists coup crew. They did so to lure evidence out of men bragging of their involvement in US Capitol attack.

Bumble calls antifascism ‘misuse’.https://t.co/txt7kdYKtX https://t.co/TSCtuvq8UG

— raf (@rafaelshimunov) January 15, 2021

Dating apps "are using images captured from inside the Capitol siege and other evidence to identify and ban rioters’ accounts, causing immediate consequences for those who participated as police move toward making hundreds of arrests" https://t.co/yAeNkwHLqN pic.twitter.com/8i6JU30zqR

— Fabio Chiusi (@fabiochiusi) January 17, 2021

New: Sorry, insurrectionists. Dating apps are looking at images from the Capitol mob and banning rioters' accounts. And if they don't get you, vigilante rioter-hunters might: One woman called it her "civic duty" to report men she finds to the FBI https://t.co/Ewnsp6GtaE pic.twitter.com/xTH67W7QkV

— Drew Harwell (@drewharwell) January 16, 2021

"Get in girls. Let's go hunting" is the most slayerish thing I've seen in a while. Turns out Bumble can actually be good for something. https://t.co/Q1WBWParlD

— NOX NOX WHO’S WEARING A MASK? (@martinoxon) January 15, 2021

Completely understandable that some folks want to know whether or not someone stormed the Capitol with plans to harm lawmakers and overturn the government before agreeing to drinks. https://t.co/aL7Kjlnl6u

— Eugene Scott (@Eugene_Scott) January 16, 2021

Ethics of crowdsourced online rioter identification [@issielapowsky] https://t.co/gXPUY6RPA9

— Walter Olson ? (@walterolson) January 17, 2021

"After swiping right in hopes she could get more information out of him, she said he responded that he did visit the Capitol and sent more pictures as proof. She later contacted the FBI tip line." @drewharwell @lisabonos @craigtimberg https://t.co/qYuQLmWHnd

— Emily Guskin (@EmGusk) January 16, 2021

Dating apps are using #Capitol images to ban rioters’ accountshttps://t.co/RveO83gC3o pic.twitter.com/1rNhvE9IW7

— ?️ ᴠɪᴄᴇɴᴛᴇ ᴀɢᴜɪʟᴇʀᴀ ᴅɪᴀᴢ (@VAguileraDiaz) January 16, 2021

Dating apps are using images from the siege to ban rioters’ accounts https://t.co/4T7isB2GIT

— blmohr (@blmohr) January 17, 2021

Dating apps are freezing out rioters with help from law enforcement — &, in some cases, their own photos. Other app users have taken matters into their own hands by striking up conversations with potential rioters and relaying their information to the FBI.https://t.co/D47eSsIqf5

— Jessi (@OlMumsyJess) January 17, 2021

Looks like these guys are going to have an even harder time getting laid now (if that’s even possible ??‍♀️)...https://t.co/t2TF12r1WF

— Amber (@AmberD1116) January 17, 2021

‘Dating apps are using images from the siege to ban rioters’ accounts’

‘Tinder and others are freezing out rioters with help from law enforcement — and, in some cases, their own photos’https://t.co/hQ752yuqpe

— RynheartTheReluctant (@TheRynheart) January 17, 2021

Dating apps are using Capitol images to ban rioters' accounts. w/ @drewharwell & @craigtimberg Thanks to everyone who RT'd my callout and spoke to me for this one! https://t.co/gbLUS8Qg6k

— Lisa Bonos (@lisabonos) January 16, 2021

Bumble, Tinder and Match are banning accounts of Capitol rioters - The Washington Posthttps://t.co/pZvVZl9FMZ pic.twitter.com/YRV3K8h7tH

— Kiryptonite♋? (@kiraalex) January 16, 2021

Bumble, Tinder and Match are banning accounts of Capitol rioters - The Washington Post https://t.co/MBY81uYUBM

— ?TurboKitty? (@TurboKitty) January 17, 2021

Dating apps are using images from the siege to ban rioters’ accounts.https://t.co/Hcwgydnsse

— Sinan Aral (@sinanaral) January 17, 2021

Now that’s gotta hurt: Dating apps are using images from the siege to ban rioters’ accounts https://t.co/ayHgCk2bFX

— Karlin in a galaxy far far away Lillington (@klillington) January 16, 2021

Women Used Popular Dating App ‘Bumble’ to Capture Evidence of Capitol Rioters, Then Sent It To the FBI https://t.co/54sezyDz7L via @lawcrimenews

— Geo Steve (@StephenGlahn) January 17, 2021

It's pretty funny to catch miscreants through their dating profiles. But do people who break the law still deserve any privacy?

It's important to pay attention to the bigger issues.... https://t.co/vONKzGjpJi

— Amy Bruckman (@asbruckman) January 17, 2021

Women Used Popular Dating App ‘Bumble’ to Capture Evidence of Capitol Rioters, Then Sent It To the FBI #SmartNews https://t.co/2FCAPmg0qK

— candacemariecooper (@candies2639) January 17, 2021

@gaagee0406 @ALCinnamonGirl@bitch_survivor @Docsociology4
FanFuckingTastic ????

Women Used Popular Dating App ‘Bumble’ to Capture Evidence of Capitol Rioters, Then Sent It To the FBI.https://t.co/vaFkODO3dX

via @GoogleNews

— ?Kaki Miller? Justice, justice shall prevail (@KakiMiller1) January 16, 2021

Women Used Popular Dating App ‘Bumble’ to Capture Evidence of Capitol Rioters, Then Sent It To the FBI https://t.co/Ay3q0DXtjv via @lawcrimenews

— THE TAO OF NOW (@InTheNoosphere) January 16, 2021

Promising Young Women
(cc @AwardsDaily)

Women Used Popular Dating App ‘Bumble’ to Capture Evidence of Capitol Rioters, Then Sent It To the FBI https://t.co/j1KNR7wQnm via @lawcrimenews

— Ryan Adams ?️?️‍? (@filmystic) January 17, 2021

This is the funniest thing on the internet today.

Apparently the INCEL Insurrectionists were trying to get lucky while they were in town.https://t.co/PwOfLuOWFd

— Eric Foltz (@EricFoltz) January 17, 2021

"Multiple women used the dating app Bumble following the attack on the U.S. Capitol last week to lure unsuspecting rioters and turn them over to the FBI."

2021 gives new meaning the phrase thirst trap.https://t.co/iyB2JFDwut

— Emil Protalinski (@EPro) January 17, 2021

Can't make this stuff up.

Maybe a female at #FBI could/has? come up with a fake staging point near DC for armed trumpers & round them all up.

Women Used Dating App ‘Bumble’ to Capture Evidence of Capitol Rioters, Then Sent It To FBI https://t.co/54sezyDz7L via @lawcrimenews

— Geo Steve (@StephenGlahn) January 17, 2021

hahahahahaha...well played, ladies...

Women Used Popular Dating App ‘Bumble’ to Capture Evidence of Capitol Rioters, Then Sent It To the FBI https://t.co/8XAdFaqmie via @lawcrimenews

— Sarah Rumpf (@rumpfshaker) January 17, 2021

A Bumble representative confirmed to @sfgate that the politics filter has been reinstated. It was taken down following reports that people used the app to match with Capitol rioters and report them to the FBI. https://t.co/9HWLIIWESF

— joshua bote (@joshua_bote) January 15, 2021

Thank you to all women who ran this info gathering mission before the ability was removed by bumble. https://t.co/yIWpzLNq5y

— Black Phillip (@SoCalHeathen) January 15, 2021

I love this story. Women get sh*t done.

Bumble removed its political views filter after women reported Capitol rioters on the app to FBI https://t.co/B62JWNmjKv

— Janice Hough (@leftcoastbabe) January 15, 2021

Dating app @bumble suspends political filter after women allegedly used it to report Capitol rioters to FBI https://t.co/q54txomIIN

— Yashar Ali ? (@yashar) January 15, 2021

Dating app Bumble suspends political filter after women allegedly used it to report Capitol rioters to FBI https://t.co/GRxQb705LV

— Micah (@micahflee) January 15, 2021

Also Bloomberg: Selfie-Snapping Rioters Leave FBI a Trail of Over 140,000 Images.https://t.co/v8EWhu0wOP

140,000

Just crazy.

— Rich Bowen (@rbowen) January 16, 2021

"Selfie-incrimination": when you post your selfies to social media in the process of committing a federal crime, in order to make it easier for the authorities to find you. https://t.co/ejgRjG7EuD

— Gus Silber (@gussilber) January 17, 2021

Jenios, se foderam o resto da vida

Selfie-Snapping Rioters Leave FBI a Trail of Over 140,000 Images https://t.co/rKVZJ1Xjta

— Not Sardinha (@NotSardinha) January 16, 2021

https://t.co/zkoZUzJ5hZ —- Stupidity galore ??‍♀️?

— #ProgressiveParty (@GottaBernNow) January 16, 2021

“Bumble uses software to scan users’ dating profiles and biographies for ‘text content that promotes the insurrection or related activities...’” https://t.co/l5XJjh6LvL

— if you can remote proctor me, you’re too close (@hypervisible) January 18, 2021

Bumble, Tinder and Match are banning accounts of Capitol rioters - The Washington Post https://t.co/zHj3cgt93d

— Transhumanism Australia ?➕? (@transhumanismAU) January 17, 2021

Bumble removes political filter after Women report Capitol rioters en masse - Now that's a good use for a dating app. https://t.co/leL97NTr2X

— Jules Rivera (@julesrivera) January 18, 2021

I just love how clueless 45's base is... https://t.co/gU9XFvtT8u

— ?? Grogu supports 2nd Impeachment ?? (@VivaLaMaquis) January 18, 2021