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If you bothered to look at it you'd see it doesn't just repost the videos. It frames them in a very negative way. It's also very popular if you look at the amount of activity under every post. The worst part is Fox News routinely use them (a Twitter account, mind you) as the source for their news pieces.

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> If you bothered to look at it you'd see it doesn't just repost the videos. It frames them in a very negative way.

Are they or are they not copies of content posted by the original authors of them speaking in their own words about topics they chose?

If I film a video of myself in a furry costume espousing the virtues of the red army and post it for all the world to see I can’t complain when I end up on someone’s cringe compilation.

Taking a step back, listen to what you’re saying. In essence, it’s just that we devote the resources of national media orgs to unmasking pseudonymous social media users who don’t… _frame_ things in ways the establishment would like?

>Fox News

Who cares about them?

They are not. Like I said, they add their own framing.

Sure, you can't complain. But it's sad wearing some costume wins you a spot on a cringe comp whereas being discriminatory toward groups of people doesn't just get ridiculed but is actively celebrated.

I'm not talking about the establishment or defending doxxing. I'm responding to your original comment on "how this is a problem." The account owner shouldn't have been deanonymized, but the account shouldn't have been so popular to begin with.

Fox news is the biggest news network by far, so lots of people care.

But the question was whether the videos are edited. Are they? I don't know the account and don't care for the content posted but this is a pretty important distinction.

No, they are not edited, just accompanied by smart arsed comments

> But it's sad wearing some costume wins you a spot on a cringe comp whereas being discriminatory toward groups of people doesn't just get ridiculed but is actively celebrated.

This dichotomy isn’t based on reality. Posting a joke about AIDS in Africa on twitter can get you banned (and cost you your job!). That’s worse than being included in a cringe compilation, doncha think?

"Frames them in a very negative way" is overly charitable. Often she just calls the subject of the video a pedophile and identifies their place of work.

100%. They've doxxed hundreds of teachers, children (literal 14-15 year olds) and just regular people, accused them of grooming, ruined countless careers and lives.

The hypocrisy is strong with this one.

They are publicly broadcasting themselves. Hear no evil, see no evil.

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