If the guy is dedicated enough, and he seems to be, it won’t work. He’ll find a way to gain access to the private account. He’ll make others accounts.
You can make a new, private account without saying who you are, but you lose people, it’s exhausting to be careful full time and it’s unfair.
troed@fedia.io 1 month ago
She's the victim here and shouldn't need to do any of this.
Hoimo@ani.social 1 month ago
Everyone regardless of victim status should use the tools available to protect their personal information online.
If someone is publishing your personal information without your consent, local laws and regulations may apply. You kinda have to be lucky with police and the legal system to take you seriously though.
troed@fedia.io 1 month ago
No, no one should feel the need to make their socials private because someone is being an asshole.
CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
This is like saying you dont need to look both ways before crossing the street when you have the crossing signal. Sure, you might be correct but that doesn’t protect you when you get hit by a car.
trxxruraxvr@lemmy.world 1 month ago
In a world where justice is guaranteed, you’d be right. But we’re not living in a fairy tale, and keeping all your data public is not bringing us closer to that utopia, so what’s the point?
Hoimo@ani.social 1 month ago
Agreed, not just because someone is being an asshole. Everyone should feel the need to protect their personal information, because the world is full of assholes of different levels and your personal information being publicly available can only cause harm to you. It really is as simple as setting your profile to “friends only” to counter the lowest level of assholes.