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I had the exact same thoughts when I first started seeing this story pop up on my news feeds. Like, this person will see the inside of a prison cell for this, especially given the type of content hosted and the current make-up of the Justice Dept. What they did was, quite literally, cyber-terrorism. Hope it was worth it, I guess, given that these sites are all back online now like it never happened.

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nekusoul@lemmy.nekusoul.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
Depends. This happened at a German conference and I assume that this person is most likely German as well. Probably shouldn’t think about getting anywhere close to the US though.

There’s still the possibility of facing prosecution in Germany. Not sure how probable that is though.

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clean_anion@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
That data might be easily accessible, but that was a choice Root made. I think that it is a safe assumption that Root knew most vigilantes keep their identity secret and, assuming a German background, had read Section 202 of the StGB and other relevant laws and court rulings. As such, Root most likely did this despite knowing their identity is at risk. It is likely they did this publicly specifically to inspire others, though I haven’t looked at all the details and there might be a different reason.

Nothing in this comment constitutes legal advice.

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