• Maalus@lemmy.world
    118·
    3 months ago

    It is doxxing when you grab a photo and then add information to it saying “these are the parents of the person you hate, go hate them too” and spread it to hundreds of people. And the only reason you don’t see it is because you don’t like the political party they support.

      • Maalus@lemmy.world
        16·
        3 months ago

        It is, and I have described why in two posts down this chain already with provided definitions.

      • Maalus@lemmy.world
        15·
        3 months ago

        My definition of doxxing comes from wikipedia and is supported. People here think their opinion of what doxxing is, is real, despite no proof or actual definition. I already went through the definition and shown that this is indeed doxxing. Want to read it, here

        https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doxing

        And yes, this post contains private information. It contains the information of “these are this guys parents” which would only be known to the select few neighbors at best. Furthermore, it contains information about their political beliefs. So yes, it absolutely is doxxing with the intention of shaming the parents. The info doesn’t need to be completely private and hidden - aggregating info from public databases or facebook counts as well.

          • Maalus@lemmy.world
            14·
            3 months ago

            Yup, so just proving further that law doesn’t apply to people you don’t like.

          • Maalus@lemmy.world
            13·
            3 months ago

            Historically, the term has been used to refer to both the aggregation of this information from public databases and social media websites (like Facebook), and the publication of previously private information obtained through criminal or otherwise fraudulent means

            Literal quote from the wikipedia article I linked. It. Is. Doxxing.

              • Maalus@lemmy.world
                14·
                3 months ago

                Definition from oxford languages, search for and publish private or IDENTIFYING information about an individual, typically with malicious intent.

                You are literally arguing semantics on something that is obviously doxxing because you don’t like the fact that someone got doxxed that you don’t like. For every definition that doesn’t specifically say “identifiable” information, there are three that do. But by all means, you go out and find the ones that let you sleep at night. I’m done with having a “world battle” over something that’s despicable behavior.

        • Maalus@lemmy.world
          15·
          3 months ago

          If you look at the account you replied to, it is made two weeks ago with the sole intention of swearing at people who disagree with them. They will not take your advice.