While it’s not clear whether Musk himself has doxxed anyone — as one of the suspended journalists has alleged — he does have a history of calling people out and making them the ta…
NEW YORK — When Twitter abruptly suspended the accounts of several journalists with no explanation, the platform’s owner Elon Musk hinted at the possible reason: They allegedly doxxed him.
Twitter updated its policy this week, saying it would remove any tweets or accounts that share someone’s live location if it’s not done to help in humanitarian efforts or during public events. Jeff Kosseff, a cybersecurity law professor at the U.S. Naval Academy who wrote a book tied to the topic, said doxxing is not a legally defined term and it can mean different things to different people. Some people think only applies to the sharing of private information. The Department of Homeland Security says doxxers may use publicly available information, such as property records.
In early example, anti-abortion hackers in the 1990s infamously exposed abortion providers’ home addresses, photos and other information on a now-defunct website called the “Nuremberg Files.” It would be difficult to show liability for a crime, for example, if an account is simply republishing public flight data, he said. Any criminal charges that could be filed against anyone involved in sharing personal information would more likely be related to something like harassment, not doxxing.
“You’re suggesting that we’re sharing your address, which is not true,” Harwell said. “I never posted your address.”Harwell argued that the journalists posted links to the @elonjet account that tracked his private jet as a normal course of reporting.While it’s not clear whether Musk himself has doxxed anyone — as one of the suspended journalists has alleged — he does have a history of calling people out and making them the target of harassment by his army of fans.
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