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That's PR speak for saying that it's a Kiwi Farms clone. I'm sure the two userbases even share their sense of righteousness regarding their own actions.

This case couldn't be more clear cut. It's horrid, and the people running the sites should be held accountable. Two wrongs don't make a right, especially when it will inevitably cost innocent lives, sooner or later.

you forgot the most common use cases in practice: a man you work with slighted you in some small way. now hes going to have sexual assault red flags. the HR lady who already hates men will look you up on tea and decline to hire you because you dont have green flags.

In other words it's a slander platform. Got it.

3) You’re in competition with someone at work and you want to make his life difficult. You want to blackmail someone into promoting you, etc.