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Gawker

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doxing
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The celebrity and media blog Gawker was embroiled in multiple doxing-related incidents. In 2012 one of its journalists revealed the identity of a Reddit user known for moderating the controversial subreddit r/creepshots, which hosted pictures taken of unsuspecting women. The article led to the user being fired from his job…
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The celebrity and media blog Gawker was embroiled in multiple doxing-related incidents. In 2012 one of its journalists revealed the identity of a Reddit user known for moderating the controversial subreddit r/creepshots, which hosted pictures taken of unsuspecting women. The article led to the user being fired from his job…
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Hulk Hogan
Gawker lawsuit
…legal battle with media outlet Gawker, after it posted a 2007 sex tape featuring Hogan and Heather Clem, the wife of Todd (“Bubba the Love Sponge”) Clem, a friend of Hogan’s who was a talk radio DJ. Hogan sought to have the video taken down, but a federal judge ruled…
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…legal battle with media outlet Gawker, after it posted a 2007 sex tape featuring Hogan and Heather Clem, the wife of Todd (“Bubba the Love Sponge”) Clem, a friend of Hogan’s who was a talk radio DJ. Hogan sought to have the video taken down, but a federal judge ruled…
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