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6. In April 2015, a YouTube user under the name "The Tinder Experiment" posted a disturbing video of two men, one 31 and the other 43, meeting up with who they believed was a 15-year-old girl. rnrnIn classic “To Catch a Predator” style, the girl in the video isn't actually 15. She's 21 and wanted to expose potential pedophiles who seek out young girls on Tinder. Two 25-year-old men helped her in her efforts. The media unofficially dubbed the team "The Tinder Vigilantes." They operated out of Melbourne, Australia and claim to have filmed at least ten more interactions like the one shown above.rnrnHere's how their experiments went down. First they set up a fake Tinder profile for a 15-year-old named Imogen. (The 21-year-old playing the role of Imo

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6. In April 2015, a YouTube user under the name "The Tinder Experiment" posted a disturbing video of two men, one 31 and the other 43, meeting up with who they believed was a 15-year-old girl. rnrnIn classic “To Catch a Predator” style, the girl in the video isn't actually 15. She's 21 and wanted to expose potential pedophiles who seek out young girls on Tinder. Two 25-year-old men helped her in her efforts. The media unofficially dubbed the team "The Tinder Vigilantes." They operated out of Melbourne, Australia and claim to have filmed at least ten more interactions like the one shown above.rnrnHere's how their experiments went down. First they set up a fake Tinder profile for a 15-year-old named Imogen. (The 21-year-old playing the role of Imogen used photos that were six years old.)rnrnImogen racked up over 400 matches, including men in their 30s, 40s, and 50s. She always made sure to clarify her age in her messages. Some reacted the way they should—and some definitely didn't.rnrnIf anyone tried to hang out with Imogen in real life, the team secretly filmed their hangout session. When things started to get a little steamy—like when a guy would put his arm around her or try to kiss her—someone pretending to be Imogen's brother would suddenly burst into the room to question the guy about what the hell he was doing.rnrnPossibly because of legal and safety concerns, Victoria police told The Tinder Experiment to stop posting videos, effectively shutting down the operation. The team's Facebook page was also taken down. However, cops are investigating the footage that's already been released.more...