"Cyber bullying"/harassment laws being put into place I expect. Site operators may be held liable financially due to lawsuits related to it also. Probably best to have a policy in place to help mitigate that.
Personally that would be a grey area if it included personal info about someone other than themselves. For example, divulging an agents name and work related info would probably be fine. Divulging their personal home information probably not. Mainly because the second one brings in the possibility of doxxing their family and other relatives who may not be involved at all in their work bullshit. Not sure how the site operators would feel about that.
My feeling is that the Supreme Court, with their ruling regarding the Pentagon Papers, makes it clear that this type of information is allowed to be shared (see tabs)...
Of course, the reality of ending up in court over it and having to pay a $25,000 retainer might be crappy, but I feel like Voat shouldn't be held responsible for what users post... especially when there are only two people running the show.
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7584200? ago
What is the legal basis behind banning doxing?
I mean, we can all agree that none of us want to be doxed and it's a crappy experience... but is there a legal need to do so?
Sincere question.
7584271? ago
"Cyber bullying"/harassment laws being put into place I expect. Site operators may be held liable financially due to lawsuits related to it also. Probably best to have a policy in place to help mitigate that.
7584449? ago
So, doxing for the purpose of investigation should be legit? Not voat users... but FBI and CIA agents and stuff.
7584527? ago
Personally that would be a grey area if it included personal info about someone other than themselves. For example, divulging an agents name and work related info would probably be fine. Divulging their personal home information probably not. Mainly because the second one brings in the possibility of doxxing their family and other relatives who may not be involved at all in their work bullshit. Not sure how the site operators would feel about that.
7584661? ago
My feeling is that the Supreme Court, with their ruling regarding the Pentagon Papers, makes it clear that this type of information is allowed to be shared (see tabs)...
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16gnEcvPVN3Hxf0pOwpJxQrmWzAhaNSks44H91WweQmA/edit#gid=277867554
Of course, the reality of ending up in court over it and having to pay a $25,000 retainer might be crappy, but I feel like Voat shouldn't be held responsible for what users post... especially when there are only two people running the show.