PRGuy to be unmasked

[swingdog]

Twitter ordered to hand over PRGuy17’s personal information as part of defamation suit

Avi Yemini, who has brought the defamation suit, has said he wants to unmask the person behind the pro-Labor account

www.theguardian.com

Regardless of what you may think of PRGuy politically, is this a good thing? Bad thing? Start of the end of online anonymity?

 

[Caesar]

Generally speaking I don't have any problem with platforms being forced to identify authors of defamatory material. If I was to write a defamatory newspaper article under a pseudonym, the paper would be forced to reveal my identity if sued - and rightly so.

I do think there are some practicalities that need to be worked out, though - I don't think anyone wants to see spurious lawsuits popping up simply as a means of doxxing people.

 

[Rob R]

If there is a reasonable (court accepted) belief that they have acted maliciously or defamatory or are acting on behalf of a government or company then they should not have the right to privacy.

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[Power Raid]

Defamation is defamation and thus the law should prevail

There are also laws about privacy and any information handed over to a third party should be done so for a proper purpose. Further the person receiving the information should only be able to use the information for "that" proper purpose.

 

[NSWCROW]

Certainly sets a precedent.


* unfurls list *

Maybe we can find out who that rw mutt from wa that keeps coming back here is

 

[Ice-Wolf]

Defamation is defamation and thus the law should prevail

There are also laws about privacy and any information handed over to a third party should be done so for a proper purpose. Further the person receiving the information should only be able to use the information for "that" proper purpose.

Yeah but I'm not sure you can damage someone's reputation who jokingly or not proclaimed themselves a "Nazi"

Has PRGuy17 revealed that Avi is actually a nice guy and didn't get convicted for domestic violence?

 

[RW]

Generally speaking I don't have any problem with platforms being forced to identify authors of defamatory material. If I was to write a defamatory newspaper article under a pseudonym, the paper would be forced to reveal my identity if sued - and rightly so.

I do think there are some practicalities that need to be worked out, though - I don't think anyone wants to see spurious lawsuits popping up simply as a means of doxxing people.

Agree, though in this case I'm not sure that Avi will get the result that he is hoping for by unmasking PRGuy...

 

[Gough]

This sort of thing is where Twitter can actually be dismissed as just a bubble. Unless some notable precedent is set in court the real world consequences of this are almost none.

 

[The Passenger]

What are the tweets which have provoked the defamation claim ?

 

[Rob R]

Could we find out that Xtreme is actually Scomo although i guess he works a bit too hard to really be him

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[QuietB]

What if PRGuy is a blind trust

 

[Power Raid]

Yeah but I'm not sure you can damage someone's reputation who jokingly or not proclaimed themselves a "Nazi"

Has PRGuy17 revealed that Avi is actually a nice guy and didn't get convicted for domestic violence?

The way it works in most cases is, the person is contacted and asked to apologise and retract the statement

The person can agree with the request or tell them to shove it

Then the process begins or ends. Either way, the legal process and privacy must be respected by all parties.


The details of this case or any other are irrelevant to the concept.

 

[Ned_Flanders]

99% likely they are some no name nobody

never got why people gave them more credit than any other random internet flog

 

[Xtreme]

Could we find out that Xtreme is actually Scomo although i guess he works a bit too hard to really be him

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[cartwright]

What are the tweets which have provoked the defamation claim ?

Apparently

Among the tweets include claims that Yemini was a “threat to Australia’s national security” through the thick of lockdowns across Victoria at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, and that he was a “criminal” that either caused or contributed to “surging COVID-19 cases” and ongoing lockdowns in Melbourne, where Yemini is based.

Twitter Has Been Ordered To Reveal an Anonymous Account’s Identity to a Far-Right Blogger - VICE

 

[Hank Scorpion]

Apparently

Among the tweets include claims that Yemini was a “threat to Australia’s national security” through the thick of lockdowns across Victoria at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, and that he was a “criminal” that either caused or contributed to “surging COVID-19 cases” and ongoing lockdowns in Melbourne, where Yemini is based.

Twitter Has Been Ordered To Reveal an Anonymous Account’s Identity to a Far-Right Blogger - VICE

That's it? Really?


"Threat to national security" - is vague. By extrapolation, people could freely make that claim about all kinds of things (climate intransigence, refugee stance, etc.)

"Criminal" = convicted and fined for throwing a chopping board at his partner's head.

"Contributed to surging cases" = arrested when in breach of covid gathering rules.



Where are all the freeze peach warriors at to defend this PRGuy?

 

[Baltimore Jack]

But not Porters secret donors.....weird

 

[cartwright]

That's it? Really?


"Threat to national security" - is vague. By extrapolation, people could freely make that claim about all kinds of things (climate intransigence, refugee stance, etc.)

"Criminal" = convicted and fined for throwing a chopping board at his partner's head.

"Contributed to surging cases" = arrested when in breach of covid gathering rules.



Where are all the freeze peach warriors at to defend this PRGuy?

As far as I can find…. That’s it.

 

[Achy Blakey Heart]

We will find out PR guy is a 20 something, white, professional Uni student, no kids, no mortgage, bullied through school whose life's work is his twitter feed.

 

[Ned_Flanders]

We will find out PR guy is a 20 something, white, professional Uni student, no kids, no mortgage, bullied through school whose life's work is his twitter feed.

what did you study at uni?

 

[QuietB]

Identity politics is hard when you don’t know someone’s identity

Jeez the right are snowflakes

 

[Borough Blood]

We will find out PR guy is a 20 something, white, professional Uni student, no kids, no mortgage, bullied through school whose life's work is his twitter feed.

Yet you get so worked up over them? Odd.

 

[GreyWind]

Where are all the freeze peach warriors at to defend this PRGuy?

Wanting to have PRGuy unmasked because they aren't on their team.

Poor little Avi the criminal, must be hard being a tough man of the far right when all you can do is throw chopping boards and cry about twitter accounts.

 

[Brad Goodman]

We will find out PR guy is a 20 something, white, professional Uni student, no kids, no mortgage, bullied through school whose life's work is his twitter feed.

Quite possibly. Which makes the outrage about them even more pathetic.

 

[Baltimore Jack]

We will find out PR guy is a 20 something, white, professional Uni student, no kids, no mortgage, bullied through school whose life's work is his twitter feed.

You?