CNN Tracks Down Guy Who Made Trump Wrestling GIF, Threatens To Dox Him[twitter storm]

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YoungCons
Nickarama
11:05pm July 4, 2017


CNN was very upset about the tweet that President Donald Trump made with him joke slamming their logo.


How would one know they were seriously triggered?


They slammed Trumps tweet as ‘inciting violence’ against journalists.


But they did even more than that.


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http://www.youngcons.com/updated-cnn-tracks-down-guy-who-made-trump-wrestling-gif-threatens-to-dox-him/

[Cripplecreek]

If Trump tweets me I would expect my name to be exposed. The neo-nazi wanted to wallow in fame, here's his chance.

[240B]

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.


Wait?

So CNN was so disturbed, not just by Trump tweeting the GIF, but they actually hunted down this guy, got an apology out of him with a deletion all his ‘offensive’ material and a promise to reform his behavior with the possible threat of doxxing hanging over his head.


 German Lopez ✔ @germanrlopez
I can't emphasize how bad this is on CNN's part. This is basically "don't post stuff we don't like or we'll dox you." Extremely unethical.
10:06 PM - 4 Jul 2017


 Julian Assange @JulianAssange
When Trump goes low CNN goes lower: threatens to dox artist behind "CNN head" video if he makes fun of them again http://archive.is/o7izm#selection-1233.0-1233.73 … pic.twitter.com/82eWSmWtLf
9:34 PM - 4 Jul 2017


News organization or Mafia?

[Cripplecreek]

Isn't it interesting that any reporting deemed to be unfavorable to Trump containing an anonymous source brings immediate screeches of "FAKE NEWS!!!" but now the same people demand anonymity for neo nazi trash.

[Rivergirl]

The same alt-right madmen who were out there threatening violence on DT's behalf are once again activated to change the subject from the bigoted creator of the video.

[240B]

Isn't it interesting that any reporting deemed to be unfavorable to Trump containing an anonymous source brings immediate screeches of "FAKE NEWS!!!" but now the same people demand anonymity for neo nazi trash.

That's not the point and you know it. Whether your overall point is valid or not, it does not apply in this case. It is not his fault that Trump picked up his meme. He has nothing to do with this whole thing. He was just goofing off on-line when all of this dropped on him.


The fact that CNN would blackmail him to "reform his behavior and his posts" is the issue. You seem to be OK with what CNN is doing. Let us hope that you never piss off CNN, or they may come after you next.

[240B]

Fox just reported that the Reddit poster is 15 years old.

[Maj. Bill Martin]

Fox just reported that the Reddit poster is 15 years old.

I don't guy into the whole "blackmail" angle on this -- I think CNN didn't expose the poster for other reasons.  Perhaps it is his/her age.

But if it's that he/she is 15, why the hell wouldn't CNN just say "the person is a minor and we didn't think it would do any good to expose their name."   At least that's an excuse/explanation that would seem somewhat plausible/reasonable.

[mystery-ak]

http://www.gopbriefingroom.com/index.php/topic,270352.0.html
Redditor Behind Trump vs CNN Wrestling Meme Apologizes: ‘I Am in No Way This Kind of Person’

[driftdiver]

I don't guy into the whole "blackmail" angle on this -- I think CNN didn't expose the poster for other reasons.  Perhaps it is his/her age.

But if it's that he/she is 15, why the hell wouldn't CNN just say "the person is a minor and we didn't think it would do any good to expose their name."   At least that's an excuse/explanation that would seem somewhat plausible/reasonable.

Whoever at CNN made the statement decided to bully the kid.   Perhaps its not blackmail but it pretty sad for an organization like CNN to step down into the gutter that far to be threatening 15 year olds.

[Cripplecreek]

I don't guy into the whole "blackmail" angle on this -- I think CNN didn't expose the poster for other reasons.  Perhaps it is his/her age.

But if it's that he/she is 15, why the hell wouldn't CNN just say "the person is a minor and we didn't think it would do any good to expose their name."   At least that's an excuse/explanation that would seem somewhat plausible/reasonable.

I'm not sure I understand why we're supposed to buy that he or she is 15 years old. I don't see any evidence of it so by the very standards of Trumpers, its fake news.

[Maj. Bill Martin]

Whoever at CNN made the statement decided to bully the kid.   Perhaps its not blackmail but it pretty sad for an organization like CNN to step down into the gutter that far to be threatening 15 year olds.

Well, it probably would have been worse for the kid (assuming it really is a kid) if they'd exposed him.  But I'd agree that it is stupid for them to have publicized the "if you do this again we're exposing you" threat.

I just don't have much of a problem with the core concept.  "If you ever do this again I'm telling your parents" threat has been around long before CNN.

[240B]

I'm not sure I understand why we're supposed to buy that he or she is 15 years old. I don't see any evidence of it so by the very standards of Trumpers, its fake news.

Of course it is fake news, by your standard. Anything you do not wish to be true is 'fake news', right CC?


                                       This video uses the F**k word about twice every sentence. So, NSFW.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7g3lDUGs7nA


CNN Accused of Blackmailing The Reddit User Who Made Trump Wrestling Meme
http://www.newsweek.com/cnn-trump-reddit-twitter-631868

[Maj. Bill Martin]

I'm not sure I understand why we're supposed to buy that he or she is 15 years old. I don't see any evidence of it so by the very standards of Trumpers, its fake news.

Agreed -- why wouldn't CNN just come out and say that they don't want to publicize the name of a minor?  The media often doesn't identify minors by name, so it would seem to be a pretty legitimate excuse if it is actually true.

And that's enough to make me think that the "15 year old kid" angle may not be true at all.

[Rivergirl]

If I see FNC as the source I always ignore the information as unreliable.
The alt-right is on the march when they want to distract from something that doesn't put their guy in a favorable light.  They try to frame the information so as to discredit the source as FAKE.
By now most of us are quite aware of how the DT cabal operates.

[Cripplecreek]

If I see FNC as the source I always ignore the information as unreliable.
The alt-right is on the march when they want to distract from something that doesn't put their guy in a favorable light.  They try to frame the information so as to discredit the source as FAKE.
By now most of us are quite aware of how the DT cabal operates.

Its falling apart rapidly this morning.

HanAssholeSolo is himself saying that he was never threatened by CNN and that his apology came before he had any contact with CNN. A whole lot of people are looking like a herd of easily spooked cattle.

[driftdiver]

Well, it probably would have been worse for the kid (assuming it really is a kid) if they'd exposed him.  But I'd agree that it is stupid for them to have publicized the "if you do this again we're exposing you" threat.

I just don't have much of a problem with the core concept.  "If you ever do this again I'm telling your parents" threat has been around long before CNN.

@Maj. Bill Martin
That wasn't what they were doing though.  They werent even saying 'Don't use our trademarked logo", they were bullying him to not post something they didn't like.    The threat they used was they would release his identity to the world.  Opening him up to all of the crazies.

Thats more in line with what the delinquent wanna be drug dealer down at the end of the street would say.

[driftdiver]

Its falling apart rapidly this morning.

HanAssholeSolo is himself saying that he was never threatened by CNN and that his apology came before he had any contact with CNN. A whole lot of people are looking like a herd of easily spooked cattle.

Oh but he was, he is probably just too naive to realize what they were doing.   CNN posted their threat publicly.     Sticking your head in the sand is not a winning strategy.

[XenaLee]

The same alt-right madmen who were out there threatening violence on DT's behalf are once again activated to change the subject from the bigoted creator of the video.

Wait... what?   How, exactly, is the creator of the video bigoted?  I saw no evidence of bigotry in the creation of that short bit of video.   And if the creator really is just 15, you're accusing a kid of bigotry... based on your pre-conceived bias against Trump (IMO).  A kid that just thought he was being funny and a smart ass.  You know that, right?

[Suppressed]

@Maj. Bill Martin
That wasn't what they were doing though.  They werent even saying 'Don't use our trademarked logo", they were bullying him to not post something they didn't like.    The threat they used was they would release his identity to the world.  Opening him up to all of the crazies.

Thats more in line with what the delinquent wanna be drug dealer down at the end of the street would say.

The interesting thing is how the younger crowd views doxxing very badly, so it's hurting CNN with them, even if they hate Trump, too.

[Maj. Bill Martin]

@Maj. Bill Martin
That wasn't what they were doing though.  They werent even saying 'Don't use our trademarked logo", they were bullying him to not post something they didn't like.    The threat they used was they would release his identity to the world.  Opening him up to all of the crazies.

What does CNN gain by doing that?  If their only goal was to "shut him up", they could have done that by exposing his name.  That would have opened him up to all the crazies and made him absolutely desperate to try to recover some degree of privacy/anonymity again.

I think they had other reasons that they have not stated publicly for not exposing his name.  It may just be a random kid, in which case they're stupid for not just saying that.  But it might also be a friend/relative/or someone else that CNN likes whom they do not want to embarrass.

You can rest assured that if they thought it was just an average Trump supporter, than name would be blasted all over CNN.  The poster referred to Trump as the "God Emperor", and if I remember my Herbert correctly, that would make him a giant worm.  So it's probably safe to say he doesn't like Trump, so they cut him some slack.

[XenaLee]

If Trump tweets me I would expect my name to be exposed. The neo-nazi wanted to wallow in fame, here's his chance.

Literally.... what.... the..... eff....????

You're calling the kid/guy a neo-Nazi???  Based on WHAT????

Good frigging grief.   

[ABX]

If CNN is going so far to threaten to Dox the guy, it is time to double and triple down and have a mock CNN meme party.

[Cripplecreek]

If CNN is going so far to threaten to Dox the guy, it is time to double and triple down and have a mock CNN meme party.

That herd hasn't spotted te cliff yet.

[txradioguy]

If CNN is going so far to threaten to Dox the guy, it is time to double and triple down and have a mock CNN meme party.

I agree...the more meme's the better.

Doxxers deserve no mercy in my book no matter which side of the aisle they are on...they're all scum.