Liosse de Velishaf
Banned
Man, this is like when they changed the definition of "hack" to imply black hatting.
Yup. That confused me, too. Damn internet illiterates.
Man, this is like when they changed the definition of "hack" to imply black hatting.
CAUTION: Violent language, images and threats
Gamergate Threats Force Developer from her home
CAUTION: Violent language, images and threats
Here's today's story from Business Insider, that pretty much needs the same caution, especially, of course, in the comments. It's generally a good idea to "not read the comments" but in this case they tend to demonstrate exactly what the story is talking about:CAUTION: Violent language, images and threats
Gamergate Threats Force Developer from her home
CAUTION: Violent language, images and threats
Sometimes people will change their IP address just to feel safe. Changing or hiding one's IP address doesn't make one guilty, and there are many ways of doing it. An organization like Twitter can hand info over to experts, who can get around VPNs and what not though of course.Here's today's story from Business Insider, that pretty much needs the same caution, especially, of course, in the comments. It's generally a good idea to "not read the comments" but in this case they tend to demonstrate exactly what the story is talking about:
Video Gamers Are Having A Bizarre Debate Over Whether Sending Death Threats To Women Is A Serious Issue Or Not
http://www.businessinsider.com/gamergate-death-threats-2014-10#ixzz3G3mHYbBj
I saw a comment in the thread from Medievalist's post that one needs a "verified identity" in very many real-life situations, bur not online. There IS a way to verify identity online, and I recall when I was first on the Internet in the mid 90s it was included on some public forum posts (!), but for some reason ISPs decided that was "private."