Re:Who’s behind Wednesday’s epic Twitter hack?
by ziddoap on Thursday July 16, 2020 @08:52PM
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There isn't a difference. Newspapers seem to dox people with impunity. It doesn't make it right, nor desirable, nor an excuse for others to follow suit.
The number of lives ruined by false allegations that have been amplified through press/journalists is disgusting.
Re:Who’s behind Wednesday’s epic Twitter hack?
by jacquesm on Thursday July 16, 2020 @09:21PM
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It is in the United States. In other countries until conviction only initials are used. This to avoid ruining people's lives (or even endangering them) in case an allegation turns out not to be true.
Re:Who’s behind Wednesday’s epic Twitter hack?
by Ekaros on Friday July 17, 2020 @01:08AM
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We don't even do initials here for regular people. Usually it's some vague age and gender. Maybe ethnicity if relevant.
Re:Who’s behind Wednesday’s epic Twitter hack?
by mc32 on Thursday July 16, 2020 @09:52PM
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One difference is that these people are being accused by civil authorities --not some "rando" who moonlights as cyberpolice. He's not acting in an official capacity and doesn't have the imprimatur of the state.
Re:Who’s behind Wednesday’s epic Twitter hack?
by nuclearnice1 on Thursday July 16, 2020 @09:59PM
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I didn’t look closely but the first example I think is a non-state accusation. But interesting line to attempt to draw.
I look at the media as a counter to the power of the state. So I worry about an arrangement where media can’t name people without state approval. But perhaps my view is archaic?
Re:Who’s behind Wednesday’s epic Twitter hack?
by mc32 on Thursday July 16, 2020 @10:51PM
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I get what you're saying but the state here is often the official record for things. These kinds of government records are open and searchable in most cases. And to some extent they answer to the governed. You can get a new DA, mayor, etc. You can't fire an internet sleuth.
Three examples from the front page of the NY post right now.
I am having a hard time figuring out how to distinguish this and the OP doxxing. The organizationS fact-checking process? Solidness of the evidence?
> Allegations were made against longtime radio broadcaster Larry Michael (retired Wednesday), director of pro personnel Alex Santos (fired last week), assistant director of pro personnel Richard Mann II (fired last week), former COO Mitch Gershman (left in 2015) and former president of business operations Dennis Greene (left in 2018).
> Chanice Reyes, 24, was busted around 5 a.m. Thursday, sources said, when cops investigated a strong smell of marijuana coming from a car near City Hall, where anti-police activists have been gathering in recent weeks.
> Tory Lanez, whose real name is Daystar Peterson, was the person who allegedly shot Megan Thee Stallion following a dispute inside his vehicle Sunday morning, Page Six has learned.