this post was submitted on 18 Jun 2025
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[–] [email protected] 32 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (4 children)

So, now they'll pass laws making it illegal to divulge the addresses of politicians and other public figures without even considering that the same law should apply to everyone.

It'll be privacy for me but not for thee.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago

i was thinking the same thing! i was wondering how fast congress would push through a privacy bill when they keep getting doxxed.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The one positive from that outcome is that it'll be very complicated to sort them out, and at the very least, I'm all for making data broker's jobs harder

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

Just an excuse to fail on politicians they don't like

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

Because they want to make site that journalists and advocacy groups still have ways where 200 randos on Twitter can do the dirty work for them.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

Well yeah but murdering me is fine. Im kind of a murderslut like that.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

Fuuuuuck i called they were gonna start doing this months ago.