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Re:Who’s behind Wednesday’s epic Twitter hack? by woko on Friday July 17, 2020 @01:07PM (#23872790)
Dick pics are what lead a candidate for Paris Mayor election to resign this year. It is a powerful item against some people.
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Re:Who’s behind Wednesday’s epic Twitter hack? by mlindner on Friday July 17, 2020 @11:46PM (#23878724)
Indeed, it's a powerful weapon against anyone who depends on general public popularity for their power (for example many/most elected officials). This is in fact one of the things that is highly investigated for getting TS/SCI US government clearance. They don't want to employ anyone who possibly has dirt against them in the open.
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Re:Who’s behind Wednesday’s epic Twitter hack? by belval on Saturday July 18, 2020 @05:44AM (#23880256)
For a public official I can see why it would give them some leverage, but Jeff Bezos/Elon Musk/any rich dude doesn't really have to care. Did the "fappening" damage anyone's career?
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