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'To Catch a Predator' legacy: public shaming goes mainstream

Original: 'To Catch a Predator' pioneered public shaming as entertainment. Now everyone's doing it.

The NBC show 'To Catch a Predator', which confronted suspected child predators on camera in the 2000s, pioneered turning public shaming into entertainment. Commentary argues that its approach now saturates online culture, with vigilante sting groups, viral callout videos and social media pile-ons making citizen-led exposure a widespread form of content.

Why now: Renewed reflection on how the show's shame-based format anticipated today's viral callout culture

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• 'To Catch a Predator' pioneered public shaming as entertainment. Now everyone's doing it. · Yahoo

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