AXIOS (Russell Contreras) - Neighborhood watch programs are fading in the age of Ring and Nextdoor
America's classic neighborhood watch programs are fading as AI -powered apps turn neighborhoods into digital watch zones. Why it matters: The automation of neighborhood safety with tools like Amazon's Ring and the Nextdoor app is quietly dismantling one of the country's most basic forms of civic life: neighbors who actually know each other. - What's replacing it is faster, smarter — and far more detached. - Shared videos of "suspicious" strangers and wildlife alerts are in; out are block captains, porch meetings and "See Something, Say Something" signs. Zoom in: Ring doorbells stream constant footage, allowing users to post it all on an app as alerts. - Nextdoor posts flag "suspicious" strangers and lets users shame dog walkers who…