House Majority Whip Steve Scalise and others shot at congressional softball practice

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From your own article:

"The apology came after CNN's KFile identified the man behind "HanA**holeSolo." Using identifying information that "HanA**holeSolo" posted on Reddit, KFile was able to determine key biographical details, to find the man's name using a Facebook search and ultimately corroborate details he had made available on Reddit."

That's public information. He posted on a public forum and made public his facebook info.

They identified him and contacted him, they did not make the information public on who he was and now the information that connected the account to his facebook profile is long gone.

If CNN identifies him now it is a dox.

Why are you defending a 40 year old man who talks about killing black people online as if he needs to be protected from media that gave him the courtesy of anonymity precisely because they would ruin his life by revealing that he likes to play KKK online.

Are you trying to excuse blackmail because the victim expresses opinions you dislike?

Is this what it's come down to? Thought crime?

I dont care if he was a 70 year old who sang "gas the kikes" in tune to the carebear theme song while wearing a gimp costume. This is a national news network intimidating a man into a blatantly scripted apology and threatening him with a dox if he goes back on it.

A man who commited no crime or influcted no injury; save making a funny gif!

Also, celebrities are not different from private citizens. If random paparazzi can legally take pictures of celebrity babies and post them online, then this is no different.

Look up your own laws once in a while:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Privac..._United_States

The essence of the law derives from a right to privacy, defined broadly as "the right to be let alone." It usually excludes personal matters or activities which may reasonably be of public interest, like those of celebrities or participants in newsworthy events.

The exposure of a gif maker is not protected under the law for his identity is of no public interest.