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Doxxing is not something new. Scott Alexander is clear about his anonymity. If a journalist interviewed a popular camgirl who introduced herself as (say) Lusty

• catacombs 6y ago
  > If a journalist interviewed a popular camgirl who introduced herself as (say) LustyClaraXXX, and then "did research" to compare pictures, and revealed her legal name an occupation (say, a schoolteacher), would you consider it ethical? It really depends on the context of the story, with additional nuances that a competent editor must consider: Is this camgirl the central figure of this story? What are her reasons for not revealing her real name? You say she is a school teacher. What kind of teacher? Is she a well-known professor? Is she someone who teaches kindergarten? Does she make more money from camming than being a teacher? That in itself could be another story about the system. And on and on and on.