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If you really think it's ok for someone to abuse privileged access on a supposed "anonymous" commenting platform to dox someone because they didn't like their c

If you really think it's ok for someone to abuse privileged access on a supposed "anonymous" commenting platform to dox someone because they didn't like their comments, then I don't think our discussion is going anywhere. edit: commenting platform of a _journalism_ organization! Journalists should know better than _anyone_ how important anonymous communication is. If you want to argue that he was just doing what he thought was right, fine. But I think that they should update their organization's website to include something along the lines of "we think journalism is important, unless we disagree with what you're saying."

minsc__and__boo 5y ago
This case isn't a question of morality - Francesca Viola has openly admitted to spreading the false conspiracies and the other comments. She also appealed to her position of authority at the university in her own comments. She's claiming that Benton misattributed the Islamophobe comment "Scum. Deport them. They hate us. Get rid of them.” to her, despite it being from the same disqus account. If you want to drag morality into it to take the moral high ground, at what point does making bad faith arguments in civil court cross the line too?
- colpabar 5y ago
  I wasn't arguing anything related to the lawsuit. The comment that started this thread stated that doxxing was wrong, and morality was dragged in in the comment I responded to, which said that doxxing people is ok if you feel it's morally justified ("the right way to live"). I personally think the university had every right to fire her. I also think that what Benton did was extremely unethical, especially because he works for a journalism organization.
colinmhayes 5y ago
Sometimes two wrongs make a right. I really think people have gotten far to comfortable with anonymity on the internet. If you want to say something that could cause you to face significant social/political/economic backlash you should have to think twice about how to ensure no one will trace it back to you.

minsc__and__boo 5y ago

This case isn't a question of morality - Francesca Viola has openly admitted to spreading the false conspiracies and the other comments. She also appealed to her position of authority at the university in her own comments. She's claiming that Benton misattributed the Islamophobe comment "Scum. Deport them. They hate us. Get rid of them.” to her, despite it being from the same disqus account. If you want to drag morality into it to take the moral high ground, at what point does making bad faith arguments in civil court cross the line too?

colpabar 5y ago
I wasn't arguing anything related to the lawsuit. The comment that started this thread stated that doxxing was wrong, and morality was dragged in in the comment I responded to, which said that doxxing people is ok if you feel it's morally justified ("the right way to live"). I personally think the university had every right to fire her. I also think that what Benton did was extremely unethical, especially because he works for a journalism organization.

colinmhayes 5y ago

Sometimes two wrongs make a right. I really think people have gotten far to comfortable with anonymity on the internet. If you want to say something that could cause you to face significant social/political/economic backlash you should have to think twice about how to ensure no one will trace it back to you.