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CNN Warns It May Expose An Anonymous Critic If He Ever Again Publishes Bad Content (theintercept.com)
New submitter evolutionary writes: CNN appears to be giving veiled threats at a Reddit user who posted critical comments about the media giant. After an apology was given by the Reddit user (possibly under fear upon discovering CNN had his identity), CNN stated: "CNN reserves the right to publish his identity should any of that change." The story stems around Trump's July 2nd tweet, which includes a video showing him wrestle and takedown someone with a photoshopped CNN logo on their head. The video was accompanied by the hashtags #FraudNewsCNN and #FNN. CNN reportedly tracked down the Reddit user who claimed credit for the tweet and announced they would not publicize the user's identity since they issued a lengthy public apology, promised not to repeat the behavior, and claimed status as a private citizen. However, as The Intercept reports, "the network explicitly threatened that it could change its mind about withholding the user's real name if this behavior changes in the future: 'CNN is not publishing HanA**holeSolo's name because he is a private citizen who has issued an extensive statement of apology, showed his remorse by saying he has taken down all his offending posts, and because he said he is not going to repeat this ugly behavior on social media again. In addition, he said his statement could serve as an example to others not to do the same. CNN reserves the right to publish his identity should any of that change.'"
He/She created the video. Didn't just repost it.
CNN did its job. It investigated who put up the video, just like they have done in every other situation. When they found the person, they confronted them and gave them time to explain.
The person, not having the convictions of their actions, agreed to withdraw the video and apologize because, and something not stated in this particular article, he didn't want to bring shame to his family.
As always, he claimed the anti-semitic remarks he regularly posted weren't really who he was, nor was he in any way proud of what he had done.
Of course that's not what he said when the video went up:
After Trump tweeted the video on Sunday, "HanA**holeSolo" took to Reddit to say he was "honored," writing "Holy sâ"!! I wake up and have my morning coffee and who retweets my sâ"post but the MAGA EMPORER himself!!! I am honored!!" MAGA is an acronym for the President's campaign slogan: Make America great again."
After posting his apology, "HanA**holeSolo" called CNN's KFile and confirmed his identity. In the interview, "HanA**holeSolo" sounded nervous about his identity being revealed and asked to not be named out of fear for his personal safety and for the public embarrassment it would bring to him and his family.
Interestingly, moderators removed the entire apology from the sub group after it was posted.
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"What the fuck" is me looking at all the zero scores on non-troll posts here. Shills shilling HARD.
"Prediction: within 10 years, Windows will be a Linux distribution." Me, 7-6-2016
The guy had also posted racist and anti-semitic trolls.
The submitter makes it sound like the "threat" was some official CNN statement, when it was actually a statement from the reporter, who has already retracted it saying he didn't mean the way it sounded.
CNN said that they tried to contact him first then he put up his apology the next day.
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.
On Monday, KFile attempted to contact the man by email and phone but he did not respond. On Tuesday, "HanA**holeSolo" posted his apology on the subreddit /The_Donald and deleted all of his other posts.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/04/politics/kfile-reddit-user-trump-tweet/index.html
Where is CNN saying that "he called them to apologize first?" Even your own link has CNN saying that they attempted to contact him first. You make it seem like CNN is saying the guy called them up out of the blue to apologize but that's not what CNN is saying.
I believe fraud was already proven several times:
CNN reported that James Comey would testify he did NOT tell Trump that he wansn't under investigation. The next day Comey, under oath said that he told Trump he was not under investigation several times.
3 CNN "journalists" were forced to resign (read fired) for publishing a false story about a Trump associate that was totally baseless. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/0...
A CNN producer was caught on hidden camera admitting that the Trump Russia scandal was BS: http://www.tmz.com/2017/06/27/...
Van Jones, a former Obama lackey and CNN contributor was also caught on undercover camera admitting the same thing: http://www.washingtontimes.com...
Pretty sure you would win that case plus legal fees plus counter suit damages for frivilous suit from CNN...
If you disagree, please post your argument. (-1, Overrated) isn't your personal censorship tool for views you don't like
Well, CNN never actually doxxed the guy.
But 8chan has now doxxed 6 CNN anchors: David Chalian, Wolf Blitzer, Erik Erickson, Brian Stelter, Don Lemon, and Daniel Merica. Their names, addresses, emails, and phone numbers are up.
The real cure for your ignorance would be to read.
Extortion Statutes
Virtually all extortion statutes require that a threat must be made to the person or property of the victim. Threats to harm the victim's friends or relatives may also be included. It is not necessary for a threat to involve physical injury. It may be sufficient to threaten to accuse another person of a crime or to expose a secret that would result in public embarrassment or ridicule. The threat does not have to relate to an unlawful act. (last emphasis mine)
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I dunno, when its a liberal troll who is racist, sexist, homophobic, it doesn't get nearly the attempt to stick it on someone. Hell, Bernie Bros can kill and shoot people and it doesn't stick to Bernie, why is that? News doesn't even cover it. I mean murder and attempted murder are serious levels of Bernie Bros Hate, why isn't he called to the carpet? How many more Bernie Bros have to go nuts after listening to another Bernie Speech calling for "Revolution" before we toss that nutjob out of office?
I'm seriously wondering why the left has this huge double standard?
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You think he is a troll, I think he is an amateur parody artist. The law says that what CNN did was to the letter felony blackmail. They should have either published his name (and taken the heat for the private citizen exercising his free speech rights losing his job and maybe having his life upended) or moved on. The name of the guy does not advance the story and CNN knew it, so they chose to blackmail him instead, and now they are in deep shit.
If you disagree, please post your argument. (-1, Overrated) isn't your personal censorship tool for views you don't like
Such a perspective would imply that everyone in the world with the basic ability to communicate has "freedom of speech". Clearly that's not the case. Would you argue that people in Thailand have "freedom of speech"? Even though using their supposed "freedom" in a way that is insulting to the monarchy can have the consequences of a 15 year prison sentence?
Freedom from consequences is the foundation of freedom of speech. Nobody can actually suppress speech by preventing certain words and ideas from ever being spoken(or typed) in the first place. The only way to stifle free speech is by imposing "consequences" on people. You obviously can't speak "freely" if you are guarding your words to avoid punishment. If you have to fear consequences, other than someone criticizing your ideas & opinions, then you do not have "freedom of speech".
Anything the president does is NEWS. Get used to that idea because it was as true in the Reagan administration as it was in the Clinton, Obama and Bush admins. You might be too young to realize it, but that's the entire reason they call it the bully pulpit because anything they do or say is automatically national news.
That's how the system works whether you like it or not, I'm sure you loved it when Obama was in office and you could laugh and ridicule him, but all of a sudden your pony is in office and it's not ok. Well here in the real world that's how it works, you don't have to like it but you don't get to deny reality.
DId you not see the other posts from that reddit user? Claiming that reporters should be shot. Blow up muslims and blacks, the list goes on and on. The meme video is the least.