CNN doxxes Reddit user over Trump wrestling gif

[Kaido]

It's kind of like revealing identity of a clansman who does racist stuff in a mask. Fair ball.

Well...yeah. Good point.

 

[senseamp]

At face value, sure, but...'a global billion-dollar media company said they reserved the right to publish my name should any of my statements change'.

So? They have the right to publish it, if it's the truth.

 

[Kaido]

So? They have the right to publish it, if it's the truth.

It's just a weird situation all around. Making a silly gif meme is pretty par for the course on the Internet. The president retweeting it, not so much. CNN digging up the user's details who made the gif...what the heck lol. It's all very strange.

 

[Jaskalas]

People who respect the first amendment should also respect the fourth.

If people do not like the author of anonymous posts, they should contact the publisher, not attack the author. CNN crossed a line because there was no crime committed, and if there were then the authorities would have handled it. Yes he appears to be a !@#$ poster, but even !@#$ posters have rights. Again, it comes down to the publisher.

 

[UglyCasanova]

Except the guy said they didn't threaten him.

We don't know he said that, we know that CNN tweeted saying the guy said that.

Per CNN's article he was nervous about his identity being made public and the CNN threatened to do just that if he didn't do what they say. That's a threat.

 

[Younigue]

People who respect the first amendment should also respect the fourth.

If people do not like the author of anonymous posts, they should contact the publisher, not attack the author. CNN crossed a line because there was no crime committed, and if there were then the authorities would have handled it. Yes he appears to be a !@#$ poster, but even !@#$ posters have rights. Again, it comes down to the publisher.

Nah, accountability is a real thing. There's some middle ground here and it looks to me like they are finding it... CNN/meme poster.

 

[jackstar7]

I'm waiting for Trump to invite the meme's creator to the White House

He owes the guy a condo or something at least.

 

[woolfe9998]

It would be foolish for CNN to actually ever post his personal information. If they did so, and something bad happened, like someone burns his house down, then CNN could possibly face legal liability. At a minimum, it wouldn't look good for them. For that reason, I don't think their doxxing threat is credible. They'll never do it even if the guy retracts his apology.

 

[senseamp]

It's just a weird situation all around. Making a silly gif meme is pretty par for the course on the Internet. The president retweeting it, not so much. CNN digging up the user's details who made the gif...what the heck lol. It's all very strange.

Making "silly" antisemitic caricatures was par for the course in Europe in early 20th century. CNN is putting trolls on notice. You are allowed to attack our free press, but you aren't entitled to anonymity when doing so.

 

[Drako]

LOL @ CNN. It's been a really good week for them.

 

[jackstar7]

I'm fascinated by the amount that people are ignoring the President's role in this fiasco.

 

[1sikbITCH]

For the the last time, CNN is not "free media" or a member of the free press. CNN lost their membership to those groups when it decided to collude with politicians to rig the election.

Is that really the last time?

 

[senseamp]

LOL @ CNN. It's been a really good week for them.

People who are bashing them on this don't watch CNN anyways.

 

[PottedMeat]

I'm fascinated by the amount that people are ignoring the President's role in this fiasco.

CNN desperately wants the spotlight in this shitshow

all they had to do was ignore it

 

[jackstar7]

People who respect the first amendment should also respect the fourth.

If people do not like the author of anonymous posts, they should contact the publisher, not attack the author. CNN crossed a line because there was no crime committed, and if there were then the authorities would have handled it. Yes he appears to be a !@#$ poster, but even !@#$ posters have rights. Again, it comes down to the publisher.

Where was the illegal search?

Again, the government didn't go after this guy. Would it have been okay if the WWE went after him for using their IP?

 

[jackstar7]

CNN desperately wants the spotlight in this shitshow

all they had to do was ignore it

Trump's tweets are official White House statements. He continues to call out CNN.

The POTUS is doing that.

Think about that.

 

[Jhhnn]

CNN desperately wants the spotlight in this shitshow

all they had to do was ignore it

And the Hair Furor? What about him?

 

[Pens1566]

Serious non-issue.

More alarming is that the WH is mining memes from someone that also posts anti-semite shit.

 

[vi edit]

And the Hair Furor? What about him?

It's more about control of the spotlight than the light itself for him. He wants to control the attention and where it is focused.

 

[Azuma Hazuki]

This should never have happened. There is too much of a power imbalance here. CNN just lost its credibility.

 

[Viper GTS]

Legal, ethical, or otherwise it is in seriously bad form for a news organization to pull this kind of shit over something that is essentially harmless. Yes, he may have been a POS troll in general but none of that is relevant to what got their attention.

It's another good example of internet behavior having consequences, but that goes for both parties in this - CNN has damaged their reputation over something utterly pointless, and given recent events they don't have a lot of reputation to spare.

Viper GTS

 

[UglyCasanova]

Trump's tweets are official White House statements. He continues to call out CNN.

The POTUS is doing that.

Think about that.

And that's an embarrassment to our country and an assault on our free press but in no way excuses CNN basically committing extortion on the guy.

 

[woolfe9998]

And that's an embarrassment to our country and an assault on our free press but in no way excuses CNN basically committing extortion on the guy.

They're trying to deter others from engaging in similar behavior. It's not like they'll ever actually release his information. He could call their bluff and there's no chance they'll do it.

 

[vi edit]

They're trying to deter others from engaging in similar behavior. It's not like they'll ever actually release his information. He could call their bluff and there's no chance they'll do it.

The last 9 months I've had to eat my hat on several things I never thought would happen.

 

[woolfe9998]

The last 9 months I've had to eat my hat on several things I never thought would happen.

Yeah, me too. But CNN still isn't going to do it. They are a huge media corporation, with competent legal and PR advice. They won't do something that is potentially damaging to their own interests. Threatening to do it may be good for them, but actually doing it is the opposite.