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>Reddit has always been against "doxxing" people That is verifiably untrue. Reddit admins permitted the Boston bomber witch hunt to continue and didn't issue
by parfe 13y ago
>Reddit has always been against "doxxing" people
That is verifiably untrue.
Reddit admins permitted the Boston bomber witch hunt to continue and didn't issue an apology for a full week. Reddit had wrongly and emphatically accused a missing student of being the perpetrator.
Reddit admins permitted the continued doxxing and harassment of a preacher who left a bad tip. The reddit CEO previously issued a statement saying "We do believe that doxxing is a form of violence, rather unique to the internet. " yet allowed the preacher harassment to continue unabated.
Compare that to ViolentAcrez being outed where the Reddit admins immediately instituted a site-wide ban for the story.
Reddit is entirely arbitrary with who it chooses to protect from doxxing, and why.
For more on reddit's fluid doxxing policies see:
http://www.popehat.com/2013/02/04/reddits-doxxing-paradox/ http://www.popehat.com/2013/02/04/reddits-doxxing-paradox/
http://www.popehat.com/2012/10/17/follow-up-a-few-questions-about-reddits-stance-on-free-speech/ http://www.popehat.com/2012/10/17/follow-up-a-few-questions-...
- amerika_blog 13y ago> Reddit is entirely arbitrary with who it chooses to protect from doxxing, and why. If you agree with the official Ideology, I think you're safe. Otherwise, you're the enemy. The whole site is /r/politics with a vigilante twist.
- aroch 13y agoI take it someone's mad that their "blog" was banned or ridiculed?