Ted Cruz: CNN May Have Broken The Law With Doxxing Threat
Ted Cruz
(1/2) Troubling. I assume CNN's lawyers are examining GA § 16-8-16 Theft by extortion. If CNN constructively obtained the gif-maker's IP... https://twitter.com/thedcpolitics/status/882464270851555330 …
(2/2) it's a GA crime if they threatened to "Disseminate any information tending to subject any person to hatred, contempt, or ridicule...." https://twitter.com/thedcpolitics/status/882464270851555330 …
CNN, which is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, may have violated that law when it threatened to publicly identify the Reddit user — thereby subjecting him to hatred, contempt, and ridicule — unless he apologized and promised to never disagree with or be mean to the TV network again.
In addition to potentially violating the law, CNN may have also violated Twitter’s terms of service, which stipulates that threats are considered “abusive behavior,” which is strictly forbidden.
“We do not tolerate behavior that crosses the line into abuse, including behavior that harasses, intimidates, or uses fear to silence another user’s voice,” Twitter’s rules stipulate.
I'd love to see a few CNN Employees [reporters and editors] in the dock explaining their blackmail of a 15 yr old .....
then the company forced to pay out millions in damages to the 15 yr old
then people fired
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