Comment by Paul-ish
6 years ago
Doxxing is new term reflecting new online norms. This strikes me as a clash of internet culture and traditional newspaper culture.
6 years ago
Doxxing is new term reflecting new online norms. This strikes me as a clash of internet culture and traditional newspaper culture.
Is it really just new online norms? As a German I am astonished that this is even legal, let alone journalistic norm.
Here in Germany a “right to informational self-determination” is legally well-established going back to a judgement in 1983 and journalists know that they have to weigh freedom of press and public interest against this right. I am pretty sure that what the times is doing in this case would actually be illegal here, if they cannot justify why public interest in knowing Scott’s real name would outweigh his right to informational self-determination.
Does anybody know what the legal situation regarding doxxing is in the US?