07-16-2022, 04:33 PM
(07-15-2022, 12:01 AM)JasonBlack Wrote:(07-14-2022, 11:52 PM)Eric the Green Wrote: Sounds like kinda the opposite of censorship; revealing personal information. More like a revenge or intimidation tactic. Millennials are more likely to use this because they are more tech savvy. But that's also part of their version of collegeality and ability to organize, often called networking-- typical of civics.If the purpose of doxxing is to threaten people who post unpopular opinions, then that is indeed a form of censorship, albeit censorship via mob, rather than censorship via institution.
Censorship via intimidation online. I agree, but I am not so sure Millennials are to be singled out. As I said, they may use it more than other generations because they are more tech-savvy in all different ways than others.