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Three years ago, lawyer Jordan van den Berg was an obscure TikTok creator who made videos that mocked real estate agents.

But today the 28-year-old is one of the most high-profile activists in Australia.

Posting under the moniker Purple Pingers, Mr van den Berg has been taking on the nation's housing crisis by highlighting shocking renting conditions, poor behaviour from landlords, and what he calls government failures.

It is his vigilante-style approach - which includes helping people find vacant homes to squat in, and exposing bad rentals in a public database - that has won over a legion of fans.

Some have dubbed him the Robin Hood of renters.

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[-] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 22 points 4 months ago

Well, it’s trespassing, but I’d argue it should be a crime to own a house and leave it empty. They should have it rented at least.

[-] Bartsbigbugbag@lemmy.ml 22 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

It is a crime, a crime against humanity. It’s just not a crime recognized in most legal systems.

[-] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 19 points 4 months ago

Having more than you need of anything, while other people have so little they are on the street, go hungry, or die should be a crime that is punished.

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