There was a comment in this thread criticizing Kiwi Farms, but it was quickly removed. I'm not here to repeat their eloquent criticism, only add my own thoughts.
> anonymous speech
Kiwi Farms users are not anonymous. They are, at best, pseudonymous. There is comment history associated with their online identities. Some use their real names, although the extent this can be verified is questionable and undoubtedly some are impersonators.
Overall, I don't buy the slippery slope arguments of RTN and EFF here.
> There was a comment in this thread criticizing Kiwi Farms, but it was quickly removed.
It always surprises me that Hacker News of all places tends to defend Kiwi Farms.
The place basically exists for the purposes of doxxing and organizing targeted harassment. Supposedly they have rules against it, but they're enforced with the same energy as Willy Wonka telling people not to do things (https://youtu.be/uVdDXeYM4ss).
how ironic that a site called "reclaim the net" cowers behind The Great Clownflare Firewall, which blocks any alternative browsers (like palemoon) and anyone using a proxy. so i can't even read what they have to say.
If you’re not familiar, kiwi farms is a forum for some of the worst people alive. Doxxing, swatting, and harassing people to the point of suicide - that kind of stuff.
Which is not to say they are right or wrong in the issue of copyright being used to unmask anonymity. But generally speaking: fuck these people.
There was a comment in this thread criticizing Kiwi Farms, but it was quickly removed. I'm not here to repeat their eloquent criticism, only add my own thoughts.
> anonymous speech
Kiwi Farms users are not anonymous. They are, at best, pseudonymous. There is comment history associated with their online identities. Some use their real names, although the extent this can be verified is questionable and undoubtedly some are impersonators.
Overall, I don't buy the slippery slope arguments of RTN and EFF here.
> There was a comment in this thread criticizing Kiwi Farms, but it was quickly removed.
It always surprises me that Hacker News of all places tends to defend Kiwi Farms.
The place basically exists for the purposes of doxxing and organizing targeted harassment. Supposedly they have rules against it, but they're enforced with the same energy as Willy Wonka telling people not to do things (https://youtu.be/uVdDXeYM4ss).
"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it."
"The peculiar evil of silencing the expression of an opinion is, that it is robbing the human race."
Defending doxxing and organized targeted harassment as a mere difference of opinion is a beyond insane take.
Not just defending doxxing: saying doxxers deserve protection from being doxxed.
how ironic that a site called "reclaim the net" cowers behind The Great Clownflare Firewall, which blocks any alternative browsers (like palemoon) and anyone using a proxy. so i can't even read what they have to say.
If you’re not familiar, kiwi farms is a forum for some of the worst people alive. Doxxing, swatting, and harassing people to the point of suicide - that kind of stuff.
Which is not to say they are right or wrong in the issue of copyright being used to unmask anonymity. But generally speaking: fuck these people.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiwi_Farms
This may be true but unfortunately taints any conversation about their rights, which should be equal across all humans, even the terrible ones.