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In reply to the discussion: Feminist website Jezebel gets deluged with rape porn gifs. [View all]MADem
(135,425 posts)Eventually there will be one who wants to give an interview, hell, lure them in with a promise of a little bit of compensation.
Even if the person isn't named, a simple description of them can be devastating. The whole "Mom's basement" routine.
Frankly, I think it would be a stretch if someone who was trashing a website and violating the TOS were able to sue because they weren't "allowed" to post profane images on the site. The sites aren't public, they're private, and when people misbehave on private property, they don't have any right to privacy.
I'd love to see it shake out.
Frankly, I agree with the poster on Jezebel who said they need to take that route. We need more of THIS:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2217109/Michael-Brutsch-Internet-troll-Reddit-Creepshot-forum-unmasked-grandfather-Texas.html
(related irony--the comments in response to that article were "moderated in advance"--but that's worth their while, I guess!)
and less handwringing about how "awful" people are and how "something should be DONE." If something should be done, those who are righteously pissed off should DO something. I'd endorse it.