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CNN Doxxes a gif maker

You don't know what doxxing actually is, do you? Because I see no evidence of it in that article.
 
From the article:

"CNN is not publishing "HanA**holeSolo's" name because he is a private citizen who has issued an extensive statement of apology, showed his remorse by saying he has taken down all his offending posts, and because he said he is not going to repeat this ugly behavior on social media again."
 
Giz said:
From the article:

"CNN is not publishing "HanA**holeSolo's" name because he is a private citizen who has issued an extensive statement of apology, showed his remorse by saying he has taken down all his offending posts, and because he said he is not going to repeat this ugly behavior on social media again."
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So they scared the crap out of the guy and now they want approval? On what basis is CNN owed an apology?
 
Hmmm, I do have misgivings about CNN's approach.

I think it's because while I think that shaming can be a powerful (and justifiable) social tool to move society away from deplorable behavior... I'd normally think of it as being applied by citizens against other citizens. Not by a huge, immensely powerful media corporation trying to make an individual anathema. It seems like a crazy imbalance of power.
 
Giz said:
From the article:

"CNN is not publishing "HanA**holeSolo's" name because he is a private citizen who has issued an extensive statement of apology, showed his remorse by saying he has taken down all his offending posts, and because he said he is not going to repeat this ugly behavior on social media again."
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And after a short stay, HanA**holeSolo will be put on a plane and be delivered back to his parents in a coma.
 
I agree that they did not approach this the correct way. They should have immediately published the guy's name.
 
I'm not fond of anything that smells even a little like blackmail. This particular guy is pretty obviously scum, so I might not be shedding any tears for him, but I don't like the tactic.
 
I'm a little torn about this.

I mean, when I post on the internet I generally do so at least semi-anonymously. I think the administrators here probably have my real name on file, but probably if someone really tech savvy tried they could figure it out. I want to keep my real-life identity as hidden as possible most of the time.

Devil's advocate: maybe we would get better quality of posting on the internet if everyone's real identity was known, or easy to find out. Want to be a troll? Fine, but your friends, your family, your boss and coworkers can see it. People might think a little harder about what they say online. OTOH, it's not only the trolls. Everyone would have to be more careful about what they say.
 
So it is "fake news" if it is an anonymous source.
But it is doxxing and bad if a guy making gif showing violence by the president against journalist (*) is uncovered ?

I am guessing some like to protect anonymity or uncover only when it arrange them , like only when criticizing the "other" side.

(*) and with the current context of blocking by the white house , and the fact some of us recall that in many despotic regime the first to suffer violence/blockage by the regime are the journalists and news, some of us did not really find that humorous at all. Rather very dark.
 
I think too much has been made of that silly gif. It was celebratory, not a call to arms. Incidentally, wrestling is fake.
 
Cain said:
I think too much has been made of that silly gif. It was celebratory, not a call to arms. Incidentally, wrestling is fake.
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It's not the silly gif. It's the silly git. e.g. the person who re-tweeted it. That would be the President of the United States. Passing notes in history class like any other fourteen year old.
 
That is very like a gif I might have made if I'd thought of it. Just for the bizarre humor of it. If asked to apologize I'd say "Hell no!". However, no malice or incitement would be intended on my part. And I don't have the posting history that guy does.
 
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