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== Web Original ==
* Russian segment of [[LiveJournal]] once tried to pull it in the "best" American [[You Can Panic Now|Moral Panic]] style, with a deranged spearhead to look "moderate" in comparison and use as a scapegoat if things go too wrong. They had bad luck with it: before it gained much momentum, their trailblazer psycho ran with the standard "anyone who defends a witch is a witch" schtick straight into a member of Runet equivalent of [[Kibo]]logy. Which is to say, someone not easily impressed by internet lunatics, let alone intimidated. This helped to quickly attract a lot of attention to the whole affair - right at the part where the facts are being dug out and paraded, such as: this dude has a wife older than him, while Mrs. Psycho was divorced from a husband almost half her age. Naturally, [[Hilarity Ensues|much finger pointing and howling laughter ensued]]. And, of course, it became obvious that the "abuse team" sorta kind supports a crackdown, but is willing to be wonderfully tolerant and understanding when the rabid ones harass other users, which helped to start one more wave of [[Start My Own|exodus to other services]].
* [[The Other Tropes Wiki]]'s headlong rush to embrace censorship in 2012 was framed as a Paedo Hunt, using this trope as both a rallying cry and as a tool to discredit dissent and dissenters. It conveniently allowed the [[Censorship Bureau|P5]] [[Abomination Accusation Attack|to tar any work they disliked as "pedoshit" and anyone who disagreed with their agenda as a "pedophile"]]. While admittedly TVT had attracted an unsavory and frankly creepy element that did need purging, the extent to which the campaign was (and continues to be) taken—and the targets it was pointed at—suggest it is more a political/economic tool than a kneejerk [[Think of the Children]] reaction.
 
== Western Animation ==
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