It’s not about entitlement, it’s about decency. Knowing their usernames or identity contributes nothing here and nobody wants to be harassed when a screenshot of a conversation they casually participated in more than 5 years ago goes viral again for the umpteenth time. So the decent thing to do is to censor the usernames.
Yes, and the tweet can also be verified by searching its content, which will instantly lead to articles and uncensored names, completely nullifying the censoring.
The “wear a mask” in the subway’s username is a pretty obvious sign this was from pandemic days. I’m not sure what I gain by having more specific date information.
It took me about 15 seconds to find an uncensored version, and it has more pixels to boot. Fuck off with this this dumb censorship.
Censoring expletives is dumb. But I don’t have a problem with hiding names of non-celebrities who aren’t spouting hate.
Fresh, decentralised version for myself and others in the UK
Okay and what was gained by revealing the users names?
It’s a screenshot from publicly posted social media. Why the fuck would you clutch pearls on this one?
Why are the users entitled to privacy
It’s not about entitlement, it’s about decency. Knowing their usernames or identity contributes nothing here and nobody wants to be harassed when a screenshot of a conversation they casually participated in more than 5 years ago goes viral again for the umpteenth time. So the decent thing to do is to censor the usernames.
why is this downvoted? this is the common sense on the internet for ages
Anything you post publicly can and will be used against you.
people simply are.
Oh God forbid we verify anything anymore.
Yes, and the tweet can also be verified by searching its content, which will instantly lead to articles and uncensored names, completely nullifying the censoring.
I believe OP was referring to the word “fuck”, which for some reason was censored in the original screenshot.
Ooh, yeah didn’t see that, only that oc didn’t anonymize their submission like op did.
Why would they do that?
common courtesy?
A snapshot of public discourse on a public forum is not doxing.
did I say that?
Basically, yes.
What was gained by censoring them? These are all public accounts, posting publicly on a public social network, what is the reason for censoring them?
Well there’s dates now too
The “wear a mask” in the subway’s username is a pretty obvious sign this was from pandemic days. I’m not sure what I gain by having more specific date information.
What was lost? That picture is all over the internet.