OCDSB seeking court order in bid to unmask anonymous 'redditor'.

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• masterofn001@lemmy.ca ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Use a proxy/VPN/tor to use any site you offer any opinion.

  I have said this I don’t know how many times in the past, but it is now a necessity.

  From a post asking why online privacy is important:

  Just because you feel you may have nothing to hide now, doesnt mean that information could be very worth hiding in the future.

  Governments change.

  Laws change.

  Dictators, autocrats, police states, abhors dissent. Free thought and peace of mind is what you’re protecting.

  lemmy.ca/post/31217527/12281989

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• fuzzy_feeling@programming.dev ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  is this some freeze peach bullshit i’m to european to understand?

  hate speech, difamation, etc should be prosecuted. period.

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  • Telorand@reddthat.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Reddit is an American company, and while the first amendment allows a lot of horrible kinds of speech, there’s a few exceptions. Unfortunately, defamation laws are weak, so generally, you can defame just about anyone in practice.

    What’s interesting is this:

    Reddit argues handing over the information will create a chill among other users, explaining in its court filings that “anonymity is not just a user preference but a defining feature of Reddit’s business model and identity.”

    If Reddit actually cared about anonymity, they wouldn’t even have that information to begin with. It would be wiped. They likely share user information with advertisers and other third parties for profit, so they’re more than happy to keep it.

    This is just Reddit refusing to comply, because they like the PR of making a show of “protecting users.”

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    • multiplewolves@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Nailed it. This platform needs awards.

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    • Viri4thus@feddit.org ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I’d bet spez would gladly share that info if the court paid for the data rather than request it via legal.

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    • General_Effort@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Destroying documentation while a court case is pending tends to be highly illegal.

      Any Lemmy instance stores identifying information for technical reasons. I couldn’t say if reddit stores more information for longer. Quite plausibly, your instance has more on you. Reddit is internationally exposed to various regulations and must make a professional effort to comply.

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