• Azarova [they/them]@hexbear.net
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        so wild to me how the common advice was to never reveal personal details about yourself on the internet, then facebook came along and suddenly everyone was posting their face, full name, home town, education history, etc online for free and it was totally fine for some reason

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          Yeah as someone around for the early days of the internet that shit gave me whiplash. It didn’t start with facebook though, MySpace was the real patient zero.

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            At least MySpace had the excuse/gimmick of promoting bands and indie artists and whatnot, it may have been the catalyst behind the modern state of social media, but it was definitely a different beast back in it’s hayday compared to what social media became post MySpace craze. (Also back when the internet/websites in general were just more fun in general and things sites/home pages could be personalised if you knew some basic CSS)

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        Anyone who posts a picture or video where the street they live on can be seen is basically posting their address. Just watch some top geoguessr players, those motherfuckers will find the exact house in 12 seconds flat.

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        When I was young they told us to never use our real names online

        Now it’s a requirement for a lot of things and creating Facebook accounts is probably taught in kindergarten

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    I’m not saying people should assassinate more right wingers. But I am saying they’d have a harder time doing this shit if there was a new one every week…

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    Alexandra’s post mimicked Kirk’s words: “They caught the guy (allegedly)…” she wrote after the alleged gunman was named and arrested. “And why is he still in jail? Why has he not been bailed out? By the way, if some amazing patriot out there in Utah wants to be a midterm hero, someone should go and bail out Tyler Robinson… Bail him out and then go ask him some questions about Charlie.”

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      The large account that highlighted Alexandra is run anonymously. The account and its followers tried to pressure one employer when, according to a screenshot, the employer asked for the name, business address and phone number of the person writing in to complain before they would provide an update.

      “Is this an attempt at intimidation or a threat?” an anonymous sender wrote in the screenshot. The large X account called for more pressure.

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    born in the former Soviet union

    Does that mean it was the former Soviet union when she was born or it was the Soviet union, now former?