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Doxxing a hostile act.

If it's negative depends on if you think they deserve the hostility.

Most people who dox for a reason they think is justified will nonetheless reject the label of doxing for what they did. They'll say "I didn't dox him, I just discovered publicly available but obscure information about him and posted it."

> Most people who dox for a reason they think is justified will nonetheless reject the label of doxing for what they did

In my experience, plenty people use "doxxing" to refer to their own actions positively. There are even calls to action: "let's doxx him"

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