alt Hacker NewsI've seen the internet mob in action many times. I'm sympathetic to the operator not outing themself, especially given how far this story spread. A hundred thousand angry strangers with pitchforks isn't the accountability we're looking for.
I found the book So You've Been Publicly Shamed enlightening on this topic.
I would never advocate for torches and pitchforks, I've been close to victims of that in the past.
It is, however, concerning that the owner of that bot could passively absolve themselves of any responsibility. The anonymity in that sense is irrelevant except that is used as a shield for failure.