English：
A type of online collective search where netizens jointly dig out and expose the real personal information (address, phone, family) of a person through internet and offline channels.
中文：
网络集体搜索行为，网民通过网络及线下渠道，联合挖掘并曝光他人的真实个人信息（住址、电话、家庭等）🔍
Originated from Chinese early internet communities (Mop, Tianya) around 2006, it is a unique Chinese online behavior. It is used to expose bad people but often leads to privacy violations and cyber violence.
2006年左右起源于中国早期网络社区（猫扑、天涯），是中国特有的网络行为，虽用于曝光不良人士，但常引发隐私侵犯与网络暴力。
📌 Example 1
A: "The bad man was exposed by human flesh search online." B: "Netizens found out all his real information collectively."
A："那个坏人被网上人肉搜索了。" B："网友们集体扒出了他所有真实信息。"
📌 Example 2
A: "Human flesh search violates personal privacy and is illegal." B: "Many people have been hurt by illegal human flesh search."
A："人肉搜索侵犯个人隐私，是违法行为。" B："很多人被非法人肉搜索伤害过。"
📌 Example 3
A: "Don't participate in human flesh search, it will cause cyber violence." B: "Collective exposure of information is very terrible for individuals."
A："别参与人肉搜索，会引发网络暴力。" B："集体曝光信息对个人来说太可怕了。"
📌 Example 4
A: "The law has strictly regulated the behavior of human flesh search." B: "Anyone who does illegal human flesh search will be punished."
A："法律已经严格规范人肉搜索行为。" B："任何进行非法人肉搜索的人都会受到处罚。"
📌 Example 5
A: "Some people use human flesh search to revenge others maliciously." B: "This kind of behavior is extremely immoral and illegal."
A："有些人用人肉搜索恶意报复他人。" B："这种行为极其不道德且违法。"
📌 Example 6
A: "Human flesh search was once popular to expose immoral people." B: "But it often goes too far and hurts innocent people."
A："人肉搜索曾因曝光不道德人士而流行。" B："但往往会过火，伤害到无辜的人。"
📌 Example 7
A: "I saw a notice banning human flesh search on the social platform." B: "Platforms are responsible for protecting users' privacy."
A："我在社交平台看到禁止人肉搜索的公告。" B："平台有责任保护用户的隐私。"
📌 Example 8
A: "Many innocent people have suffered from improper human flesh search." B: "Their normal life is completely destroyed by online exposure."
A："很多无辜者因不当人肉搜索遭受痛苦。" B："网络曝光彻底毁了他们的正常生活。"
📌 Example 9
A: "Human flesh search is a double-edged sword of Chinese internet culture." B: "It can punish evil but also easily cause harm."
A："人肉搜索是中国网络文化的双刃剑。" B："它能惩治邪恶，也极易造成伤害。"
📌 Example 10
A: "We should oppose all illegal human flesh search behaviors." B: "Protecting privacy is the basic principle of the internet."
A："我们要抵制一切非法人肉搜索行为。" B："保护隐私是互联网的基本原则。"
📌 Example 11
A: "The human flesh search incident caused great harm to the victim." B: "The initiators of the search have been held legally responsible."
A："这起人肉搜索事件给受害者造成巨大伤害。" B："搜索发起者已被追究法律责任。"
📌 Example 12
A: "Don't spread the information from human flesh search blindly." B: "Blind spreading will aggravate the harm to the person involved."
A："不要盲目传播人肉搜索来的信息。" B："盲目传播会加重对当事人的伤害。"
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