‘Doxxing’ to shame targets as political tactic raises touchy questions


  • TECH
  • Wednesday, 16 Aug 2017

TWEETING ALLOWED: Morgan Stanley is further opening the social media door for its brokers by allowing them to post self-authored content on firm-approved Twitter accounts. — Reuters

It was midday Saturday when Joey Saladino's phone started ringing with threats. 

A Twitter account dedicated to pointing out racism, @YesYoureRacist, circulated pictures and names of people who appeared to have participated in the weekend's white-supremacy march in Charlottesville, Virginia. While many exposed did not deny their participation, Saladino – better known as Joey Salads on YouTube – was 1,300 miles away in Jamaica. 

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