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> Besides, anonymous and pseudonymous bloggers are untargetable by definition, if they take even the laxest efforts to conceal their real identities Courts hav
by User23 4y ago
> Besides, anonymous and pseudonymous bloggers are untargetable by definition, if they take even the laxest efforts to conceal their real identities
Courts have a process called "discovery." You can sue a John Doe and then use discovery to find out who you're actually suing[1]. Yes, really. This process could potentially compel hosting services, publishing platforms, ISPs, and so on to provide the information they have.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doe_subpoena https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doe_subpoena
- A_D_E_P_T 4y agoI'm familiar with discovery. Generally speaking, it won't work on hosting companies with headquarters outside the US. (American-style civil discovery is frowned-upon in most other nations.) It might not work on companies hosted in other states, for it should be possible to challenge any out-of-state subpoena in local courts. In most situations, this would likely be unsuccessful and not worth attempting, but in this sort of situation, I reckon it might work... for, ultimately, the same reason some states have begun to prohibit out-of-state discovery in abortion-related cases.