The Communist Party are certainly afraid of this.
They are above the law. This sort of coordination could be used in fighting back against the despotic regime.
I hope so. The article notes that the Chinese government is starting to come down on this, but that people keep doing it anyway. Maybe as long as it’s exposing people for crimes like animal abuse, they don’t really care and actual support it since it gives people an outlet to pursue some justice and some limited “freedom.”