"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.
Secrecy is the way in which criminals avoid accountability.
I believe that posting someone's information that allows the public to tie them to criminal activity, when law enforcement is in on it or ignores their crimes, should be fair game.
Example, CTR is taking foreign money to astroturf the Internet without registering as foreign agents. It is illegal and technically treason. That should be exposed and prosecuted. If not in court, then in the public arena because there is no other avenue for justice.
Example, CTR is taking foreign money to astroturf the Internet without registering as foreign agents. It is illegal and technically treason.
What law is being broken from being paid by a govt to post shit on the internet? What law says Saudi Arabia can't pay me $50 a day to go stand on a street corner talking about how much I love Saudi Arabia?
Also, the doxxing rule only says that you can't dox a Voat user. If you have their personal information and proof of crimes, you can post that, you just can't ping them when you do. If you say "John Smith of Alaska is a pedophile and the sheriff's dept won't prosecute him cause they're pedos too.", that's fine, just don't include John Smith's Voat username.
Actually, attempts to influence policy and taking foreign money is a no-no. They call it the Voorhees Act and failure to report as a foreign agent is treason.
I can't find anything about a "Voorhees Act" in google, duckduckgo, or any other search engine. It seems to me to be a violation of free speech if someone couldn't give praise to a foreign government without being accused of treason.
Also, foreign agents can't commit treason by virtue of being a foreign agent. Treason is only committed by those owing allegiance to the United States and if you are a foreign agent, you don't owe allegiance to the United States.
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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.
7586724? ago
Its one thing if you discover someone's identity, its another if you then post that information link it to them.
7586782? ago
Secrecy is the way in which criminals avoid accountability.
I believe that posting someone's information that allows the public to tie them to criminal activity, when law enforcement is in on it or ignores their crimes, should be fair game.
Example, CTR is taking foreign money to astroturf the Internet without registering as foreign agents. It is illegal and technically treason. That should be exposed and prosecuted. If not in court, then in the public arena because there is no other avenue for justice.
7587143? ago
What law is being broken from being paid by a govt to post shit on the internet? What law says Saudi Arabia can't pay me $50 a day to go stand on a street corner talking about how much I love Saudi Arabia?
Also, the doxxing rule only says that you can't dox a Voat user. If you have their personal information and proof of crimes, you can post that, you just can't ping them when you do. If you say "John Smith of Alaska is a pedophile and the sheriff's dept won't prosecute him cause they're pedos too.", that's fine, just don't include John Smith's Voat username.
7587243? ago
Actually, attempts to influence policy and taking foreign money is a no-no. They call it the Voorhees Act and failure to report as a foreign agent is treason.
7596210? ago
I can't find anything about a "Voorhees Act" in google, duckduckgo, or any other search engine. It seems to me to be a violation of free speech if someone couldn't give praise to a foreign government without being accused of treason.
Also, foreign agents can't commit treason by virtue of being a foreign agent. Treason is only committed by those owing allegiance to the United States and if you are a foreign agent, you don't owe allegiance to the United States.
7605554? ago
My first google result...
http://www.freelawreporter.org/procases/F2/253/253.F2d.312.16891.html
7611185? ago
Wished it showed for me, I got a bunch of college bullshit when I used google.
That was very informative, thank you.