Strategy of getting young people to report others, often anonymously, is making a comeback, on the Left & Right. Whatever the motivation, these systems risk causing much harm. They do not, so far as I know, have evidence of effectiveness for actually enhancing social welfare. 1/
"The AfD is setting an internet portal in which school children can denounce anti-AfD teachers -- a methods that mirrors those used by the Nazis." eurointelligence.com/public/briefin… 2/
"To further enhance responsiveness, the University of Oklahoma has established a 24-hour Reporting Hotline [which] will serve as an added protection for OU students, handling reports of bias, discrimination, physical or mental harassment or misconduct." ou.edu/community/bias… 3/
"Bias may come in many forms. You may not be in a position to judge whether a person is motivated by actual bias, but if you feel that you may have experienced bias and would like to discuss the incident, please call." deanofstudents.umich.edu/bias-incidents 4/
"The mission of Professor Watchlist is to expose and document college professors who discriminate against conservative students and advance leftist propaganda in the classroom." professorwatchlist.org 5/
“In recent months, an increasing number of teachers in China have been suspended or fired after being reported by their students for making inappropriate remarks in class.” globaltimes.cn/content/110700… via @campbell_kang 6/
