“Finally!”, scream women of the internet.
I’m not going to say anything more about this right now, but just fyi, they’re doxxing my family as we speak. This is the world we’ve made.
— smol pterodactyl (@alisonrapp) April 10, 2016
Family are now shutting down personal sites and preparing to alert their employers of impending security issues.
— smol pterodactyl (@alisonrapp) April 11, 2016
They’ve contacted my sister and a friend’s employer already.
— smol pterodactyl (@alisonrapp) April 11, 2016
Found out late last night that they’re now publishing home addresses of multiple family members.
— smol pterodactyl (@alisonrapp) April 11, 2016
They’ve also been contacting family that I’m barely related to (e.g. extended relatives of friends).
— smol pterodactyl (@alisonrapp) April 11, 2016
I don’t want to go into details, but husband and I also need to talk to police about potential safety issues.
— smol pterodactyl (@alisonrapp) April 11, 2016
I can’t give details rn for privacy reasons, but the doxing is currently affecting at least two family members’ lives in major ways.
— smol pterodactyl (@alisonrapp) April 11, 2016
“Any moves by social media companies to support, encourage and empower individuals and groups to resist and counter abuse is very welcome.But we can’t say that’s the whole answer – we wouldn’t say that harassment and assault of women in the street should simply be dealt with by victims fighting back.We need to keep reviewing whether there is an adequate legal and policing response, and whether social media companies are doing enough through their own policies and practices towards perpetrators of abuse as well as victims.”