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    “these are this guys parents”

    nope. that’s not “private” information. they posted that photo on their own, and however OP found out it was the parents, was publicly posted as well. it’s NOT doxxing, no matter how blue in the face you make yourself insisting that it is.

    the post is fine, because it’s not doxxing.

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      Historically, the term has been used to refer to both the aggregation of this information from public databases and social media websites (like Facebook), and the publication of previously private information obtained through criminal or otherwise fraudulent means

      Literal quote from the wikipedia article I linked. It. Is. Doxxing.

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        lol not to say wikipedia is always wrong, but you shouldn’t be basing your arguments on [citation needed] definitions

        let’s go with the actual definition:

        https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doxxing

        : to publicly identify or publish private information about (someone) especially as a form of punishment or revenge

        no private information. not doxxing

        https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/doxing

        the action of finding or publishing private information about someone on the internet without their permission, especially in a way that reveals their name, address, etc.:

        no private information. not doxxing

        https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365-life-hacks/privacy-and-safety/what-is-doxing

        When someone is doxed, their personal or private information is released into the world

        no private information. not doxxing

        look dude. it’s not doxxing, and you’re not going to somehow turn it into doxxing in this thread. but by all means waste your whole day on it. i’m done

        not doxxing

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          Definition from oxford languages, search for and publish private or IDENTIFYING information about an individual, typically with malicious intent.

          You are literally arguing semantics on something that is obviously doxxing because you don’t like the fact that someone got doxxed that you don’t like. For every definition that doesn’t specifically say “identifiable” information, there are three that do. But by all means, you go out and find the ones that let you sleep at night. I’m done with having a “world battle” over something that’s despicable behavior.