From joyrides to assault, ‘crimefluencer’ networks are coercing young people into breaking the law
- Written by Xanthe Weston, Criminologist, CQUniversity Australia
You have probably never heard the term “crimefluencer”.
These are members of decentralised online crime networks who take crime content and amplify it to build notoriety and status in their online communities.
They also recruit content creators to film themselves or others committing crimes, with the vision shared across social media,...
