In the aftermath of the Charlottesville monument protests, many white nationalists who participated in the rallies are getting some unwanted attention.
As reported by TechCrunch, the Twitter user @YesYoureRacist has a mission to identify protesters online, what’s commonly known as doxxing. That led to the firing of Cole White, who worked at a Berkeley hot dog restaurant, Top Dog. The employer put a statement on the restaurant’s door, saying that White’s actions were not supported by the business.
Sign on the door of Top Dog on Durant Ave confirms Cole White is no longer employed by the chain
— Harini Shyamsundar (@hshyamsundar)
NY Daily News writer Shaun King also
to identify white nationalist rally participants named as suspects in the assault of a counter protester. And there have been some misidentification issues with doxxing on social media. @YoureARacist issued an apology after falsely accusing YouTube personality Joey Salads of wearing a Nazi armband. So what are the ethics of doxing on Twitter and other social media platforms?
Guest:
Josh Constine, editor-at-large for TechCrunch; he tweets