Board 8 > Politics Containment Topic 109: CNN is now TWMGNN

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Teens Who Make Gifs News Network

I'm going to tweet this clever new name at Donald every day until he notices me

I'm going to sleep now
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCewpjd2Yfc

pretty good
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Anyway, the larger thing that absolutely disgusts me is that it is extremely obvious that Trump is going to war with the media because he's a narcissist who can't handle criticism. He's blatantly trying to destroy public faith in the media so that they can no longer act as an effective check on his power (at least among his base), and half of the country is lapping it up.

There are a ton of very real things to for which one could fairly criticize the media, but negative reporting on Trump is not one of them. By and large journalists working for CNN are just trying to do their jobs, and Trump's attacks on them are pathetic and disgusting.
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Yep... 109 topics in and Trump is still an idiot.

Also, wasn't Ulti supposed to stop posting in these like 50 topics ago?
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catching up on the last topic and don't now how anybody takes this this literal HanAssholeSolo thing so seriously


also lmfao this exchange:

"omfg doxxed a 15 y/o kid!!!!"

"wow they published his info?

"no but THEY LOOKED IT UP"

"... then how do you know he's 15....."

"4chan tracked him down!"
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I'm pretty sure CNN should probably be held to a higher standard than 4chan.
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just caught up on the previous topic.

the wording of what CNN said was kinda terrible, pretty sure everyone agreed to that.

but yeah, going by the currently available information "CNN DOXXED A 15 YEAR OLD KID" isn't even close to what actually happaned. but of course the trump worshipers ran with this version of the story and lost their shit.
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I doubt anyone would condone what CNN just did.
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PrivateBiscuit1 posted...

I'm pretty sure CNN should probably be held to a higher standard than 4chan.

and CNN didn't dox anybody. *IF* this really is a kid, so far 4chan is the *only* source of that info. They would be the only ones publicizing personal info aka doxxing. They'd be doing what CNN didn't do, and getting outraged at CNN for it.
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GuessMyUserName posted...

PrivateBiscuit1 posted...

I'm pretty sure CNN should probably be held to a higher standard than 4chan.

and CNN didn't dox anybody. *IF* this really is a kid, so far 4chan is the *only* source of that info. They would be the only ones publicizing personal info aka doxxing. They'd be doing what CNN didn't do, and getting outraged at CNN for it.

Dude, it's not about that.

A major news outlet forced a guy to apologize for his stupid meme and told him that if he doesn't make a sincere apology or does it in the future, they're going to release his information.
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PrivateBiscuit1 posted...

GuessMyUserName posted...

PrivateBiscuit1 posted...

I'm pretty sure CNN should probably be held to a higher standard than 4chan.

and CNN didn't dox anybody. *IF* this really is a kid, so far 4chan is the *only* source of that info. They would be the only ones publicizing personal info aka doxxing. They'd be doing what CNN didn't do, and getting outraged at CNN for it.

Dude, it's not about that.

A major news outlet forced a guy to apologize for his stupid meme and told him that if he doesn't make a sincere apology or does it in the future, they're going to release his information.

And this part is fake news!

Just listen to yourself. CNN forced someone to post an apology onto Reddit. What the fuck happened to the smell test?

I don't know why people are so eager to believe trust the words of 4chan and t_d of all fucking places.
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250 posts of this dumb shit, holy fuck.
And anyone upset that the media criticises the president probably has the mental capacity of a teenager.
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GuessMyUserName posted...

And this part is fake news!

Just listen to yourself. CNN forced someone to post an apology onto Reddit. What the fuck happened to the smell test?

I don't know why people are so eager to believe trust the words of 4chan and t_d of all fucking places.

Is it fake news when a CNN representative literally says he apologized only after CNN called him? Or when they say they have his information and they're not going to release it since he made a sincere apology? Or when they said that they will release his information after stating that they know how much it would ruin his life and his family if he makes another meme?

Because if it's all fake news, then it's probably CNN who is coming up with it in this case! And when you say it's 4chan or whoever t_d is, you should probably also be aware that Julian Assange is the main person claiming that they are breaking all kinds of laws with this.
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PrivateBiscuit1 posted...

Is it fake news when a CNN representative literally says he apologized only after CNN called him? Or when they say they have his information and they're not going to release it since he made a sincere apology? Or when they said that they will release his information after stating that they know how much it would ruin his life and his family if he makes another meme?

I realize what you were going for, but if you looked into this more then you'd realize that yes, this actually is all fake news. Literally none of this is true in the way you presented it.
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This whole thing is so dumb. Is there anything actually going on today? We've got North Korea, health care, Russian embassies, Trump's talks with Germany, France, and Italy, and probably a whole buttload of other things.
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PrivateBiscuit1 posted...

Is it fake news when a CNN representative literally says he apologized only after CNN called him? Or when they say they have his information and they're not going to release it since he made a sincere apology? Or when they said that they will release his information after stating that they know how much it would ruin his life and his family if he makes another meme?

This is fake news though?

Your first part "he apologized only after CNN called him".

What's wrong with that? Guy made a gif. Got contacted by the target and apologized.

And a media outlet's job is literally to investigate who is behind shit. The fact they're not release any info at all is surpsrising, to say the least.

And it's been said before but for some reason people aren't getting this:

Literally the only info we have about him, the fact he's supposedly 15 years old, is from 4chan. Not CNN. 4chan.

Gotta love such a silly and petty situation causing people like ExTha and Corrik to be like "my Trump vote is worth it now" over...this?

CNN is clicks/views trash journalism, but is the cult of personality so strong that them getting flak is worth voting in the dumbest President of all time?
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In other news

http://gizmo.do/1ep3FTJ

"Trump Supporters Cry Bias After NPR Tweets the Declaration of Independence"

Trumpers have been so trained to decry the media when it attacks their man that they got upset about lines from the Declaration of Independence that they thought were referencing Trump.

If this was people on the left I believe the response would be:

"Top kek"

"Can't make this shit up"

Did I miss one?
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Wow I missed a pretty wild argument last night.

My take: if he's a minor, he's not fair game.
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Although Trump did say he would "get our minors working again."

In the meme mines!
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ChaosTonyV4 posted...

PrivateBiscuit1 posted...

Is it fake news when a CNN representative literally says he apologized only after CNN called him? Or when they say they have his information and they're not going to release it since he made a sincere apology? Or when they said that they will release his information after stating that they know how much it would ruin his life and his family if he makes another meme?

This is fake news though?

Your first part "he apologized only after CNN called him".

What's wrong with that? Guy made a gif. Got contacted by the target and apologized.

And a media outlet's job is literally to investigate who is behind shit. The fact they're not release any info at all is surpsrising, to say the least.

So we're supposed to believe the anti-Semitic, racist, Muslim hating asshole who routinely makes stupid memes got contacted by CNN and said "it was really mean that you made a meme that Donald Trump posted on his Twitter and now we all feel threatened by it!" And he just went "You're right and I feel bad."?

You think it's more likely than CNN going "Hey dude, we have your information, we know everything you've said, and we're thinking about revealing your information public, but that can change if you are able to seem sorry about it"? Come on dude.

You admit that you know CNN is trash journalism and you can't see past their obvious media double speak?
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According to the article's writer, the guy isn't a minor.
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You're saying 4chan is full of shit?

Surely not...!
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I see the point of revealing all the awful stuff he posts on Reddit.

I don't see the point of revealing his personal info beyond that.
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PrivateBiscuit1 posted...

ChaosTonyV4 posted...

PrivateBiscuit1 posted...

Is it fake news when a CNN representative literally says he apologized only after CNN called him? Or when they say they have his information and they're not going to release it since he made a sincere apology? Or when they said that they will release his information after stating that they know how much it would ruin his life and his family if he makes another meme?

This is fake news though?

Your first part "he apologized only after CNN called him".

What's wrong with that? Guy made a gif. Got contacted by the target and apologized.

And a media outlet's job is literally to investigate who is behind shit. The fact they're not release any info at all is surpsrising, to say the least.

So we're supposed to believe the anti-Semitic, racist, Muslim hating asshole who routinely makes stupid memes got contacted by CNN and said "it was really mean that you made a meme that Donald Trump posted on his Twitter and now we all feel threatened by it!" And he just went "You're right and I feel bad."?

You think it's more likely than CNN going "Hey dude, we have your information, we know everything you've said, and we're thinking about revealing your information public, but that can change if you are able to seem sorry about it"? Come on dude.

You admit that you know CNN is trash journalism and you can't see past their obvious media double speak?

I mean that's textbook internet toughguy, right?

Easy to talk shit and troll online, but once you're confronted in the real world you cower and apologize.

CNN wouldn't even have to threaten him at all, once his facade of anononymity disappeared, he got scared.
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It's really no different than when a local news story reports on some jerk who might be ripping people off. They don't hide his name, either. If it's a story they feel worth reporting on and he wishes to keep anonymity, he has to work with the news organization. That's true to all tenets of basic journalism.
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Jakyl25 posted...

I see the point of revealing all the awful stuff he posts on Reddit.

I don't see the point of revealing his personal info beyond that.

Intimidation and threatening anyone else who wants to try making fun of them. Because if this guy's info gets out, radical left goes after him, his family, and calls his work, etc.
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PrivateBiscuit1 posted...

ChaosTonyV4 posted...

PrivateBiscuit1 posted...

Is it fake news when a CNN representative literally says he apologized only after CNN called him? Or when they say they have his information and they're not going to release it since he made a sincere apology? Or when they said that they will release his information after stating that they know how much it would ruin his life and his family if he makes another meme?

This is fake news though?

Your first part "he apologized only after CNN called him".

What's wrong with that? Guy made a gif. Got contacted by the target and apologized.

And a media outlet's job is literally to investigate who is behind shit. The fact they're not release any info at all is surpsrising, to say the least.

So we're supposed to believe the anti-Semitic, racist, Muslim hating asshole who routinely makes stupid memes got contacted by CNN and said "it was really mean that you made a meme that Donald Trump posted on his Twitter and now we all feel threatened by it!" And he just went "You're right and I feel bad."?

You think it's more likely than CNN going "Hey dude, we have your information, we know everything you've said, and we're thinking about revealing your information public, but that can change if you are able to seem sorry about it"? Come on dude.

You admit that you know CNN is trash journalism and you can't see past their obvious media double speak?

Excuse me, what world do you live in where people like this guy aren't complete cowards in real life?

As soon as they stated they were with CNN he was probably openly weeping.
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PrivateBiscuit1 posted...

ChaosTonyV4 posted...

PrivateBiscuit1 posted...

Is it fake news when a CNN representative literally says he apologized only after CNN called him? Or when they say they have his information and they're not going to release it since he made a sincere apology? Or when they said that they will release his information after stating that they know how much it would ruin his life and his family if he makes another meme?

This is fake news though?

Your first part "he apologized only after CNN called him".

What's wrong with that? Guy made a gif. Got contacted by the target and apologized.

And a media outlet's job is literally to investigate who is behind shit. The fact they're not release any info at all is surpsrising, to say the least.

So we're supposed to believe the anti-Semitic, racist, Muslim hating asshole who routinely makes stupid memes got contacted by CNN and said "it was really mean that you made a meme that Donald Trump posted on his Twitter and now we all feel threatened by it!" And he just went "You're right and I feel bad."?

You think it's more likely than CNN going "Hey dude, we have your information, we know everything you've said, and we're thinking about revealing your information public, but that can change if you are able to seem sorry about it"? Come on dude.

You admit that you know CNN is trash journalism and you can't see past their obvious media double speak?

I think that for stupid reasons, the CNN wrestling gif became a huge story. CNN found out the identity of the gif's creator and contacted him for comment. Realizing that, as a shitposting troll, his anonymity is the only reason he gets away with posting half the shit he does, he overreacted, apologized and asked CNN to keep his name a secret. CNN agreed to this because the guy's identity really isn't important to the "story", but clarified (using extremely poor language) that if his identity DID become important, they might reveal it at a later date. This innocuous comment was misinterpreted by the right, who love painting themselves as victims, and now we have the blow-up against CNN for "doxxing" a 15-year-old (a detail that was a lie, by the way, to make CNN look even worse.)

The right's interpretation is that CNN is SO petty that they would threaten to dox a guy over a lame gif. CNN may be stupid for making a story out of this in the first place, but c'mon now. This is like claiming Hillary Clinton had Seth Rich murdered after hacks and leaks he allegedly committed had already occurred. It just makes no logical sense unless you want to demonize liberals.
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I agree that it's not against the rules to publish his publicly available info, but that's the same logic online doxxers use.

There's a point to revealing a scammer. I don't see the point in revealing this guy, especially if by the nature of the story CNN can't be considered an unbiased party
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PrivateBiscuit1 posted...

Jakyl25 posted...

I see the point of revealing all the awful stuff he posts on Reddit.

I don't see the point of revealing his personal info beyond that.

Intimidation and threatening anyone else who wants to try making fun of them. Because if this guy's info gets out, radical left goes after him, his family, and calls his work, etc.

If it's a news story worth reporting on, CNN has every right to report his full name. There is no law that protects anonymity on the internet.
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Jakyl25 posted...

I agree that it's not against the rules to publish his publicly available info, but that's the same logic online doxxers use.

There's a point to revealing a scammer. I don't see the point in revealing this guy, especially if by the nature of the story CNN can't be considered an unbiased party

We're talking names here, not birthdays, SSN, and addresses.
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PrivateBiscuit1 posted...

Because if this guy's info gets out, radical left goes after him, his family, and calls his work, etc.

Oh please, miss me with your false equivalence
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Also, if you believe this man is inciting violence against reporters (which is a stretch but what CNN seems to be basing their reporting on) then it's really no different than the scammer.
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PrivateBiscuit1 posted...

ChaosTonyV4 posted...

PrivateBiscuit1 posted...

Is it fake news when a CNN representative literally says he apologized only after CNN called him? Or when they say they have his information and they're not going to release it since he made a sincere apology? Or when they said that they will release his information after stating that they know how much it would ruin his life and his family if he makes another meme?

This is fake news though?

Your first part "he apologized only after CNN called him".

What's wrong with that? Guy made a gif. Got contacted by the target and apologized.

And a media outlet's job is literally to investigate who is behind shit. The fact they're not release any info at all is surpsrising, to say the least.

So we're supposed to believe the anti-Semitic, racist, Muslim hating asshole who routinely makes stupid memes got contacted by CNN and said "it was really mean that you made a meme that Donald Trump posted on his Twitter and now we all feel threatened by it!" And he just went "You're right and I feel bad."?

You think it's more likely than CNN going "Hey dude, we have your information, we know everything you've said, and we're thinking about revealing your information public, but that can change if you are able to seem sorry about it"? Come on dude.

You admit that you know CNN is trash journalism and you can't see past their obvious media double speak?

ignoring the stupid made-up conversation of the first paragraph, yes scenario #2 is absolute lunacy and there is absolutely zero evidence behind it

CNN doesn't give a fuck about making some moron posting an apology on fucking reddit. What the hell is that supposed to do?

Actual Scenario: CNN follows up on the story of a guy taking credit for the gif, contacts the guy, guy shits his pants at the thought of his racist shitposting (including calling out n*****s repeatedly) being identified and comes up with the apology of is own idiotic accord.

He's just a stupid fucking racist running away with his tail between his legs. End of story.
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To sum up: The redditor was the first person to come forward to take "responsibility" for the gif. CNN following story up by contacting that person who claimed responsibility is entirely fair journalistic investigation.



This is the person we're all talking about here. Of fucking course he'd try to scrape himself clean when he realizes he's identifiable. We got B8ers scraping themselves off the b8wiki in fear of employers finding out they're nerdy for Christ's sake. There's no need for CNN to blackmail him into apologizing lmao.
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I didn't even see the N word examples, just the antisemetic ones, Christ.
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Yep, journalists are shitty and ruin people's lives in the name of truth. See stuff like revealing the sexual affairs of politicians. This has been the case forever. They still serve such an important role in democracy that we keep them around.

What stands out a little bit in this case is pointing the cannon of journalism at a private citizen who posted an internet gif. If it was made by a politician serving in congress, sure, publish his full name, the public has a right to know. But once they realized it was just some dude who made bad internet memes, they probably should have dropped the story.
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metroid composite posted...

But once they realized it was just some dude who made bad internet memes, they probably should have dropped the story.

Isn't that what they did?
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I guess we should all just "get with the program and watch some more South Park", though.

But once they realized it was just some dude who made bad internet memes, they probably should have dropped the story.

How is this not what they did....
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Another reminder that we don't even know how old this person is, let alone any actual identifiable information.
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Frankly just the thing with him posting a bunch of CNN employees and marking them "JEEEEEEEWS" with a big Jewish Conspiracy rant attached was enough that he deserved whatever the fuck he gets
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I think this was pretty much a guy who though internet anonymity would actually protect him, not realizing none of us are actually anonymous, panicked and cleared up his whole history for fear of how badly this could go for him even if CNN never publishes his name.
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LapisLazuli posted...

I didn't even see the N word examples, just the antisemetic ones, Christ.

I mean it shouldn't be any surprise but he's pretty much got a full racist bingo sheet going on


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am i the only one who thinks "fake news" is a fucking stupid term? why don't we call it "bullshit that's not actually news" like we used to?
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TheRock1525 posted...

I think this was pretty much a guy who though internet anonymity would actually protect him, not realizing none of us are actually anonymous, panicked and cleared up his whole history for fear of how badly this could go for him even if CNN never publishes his name.

Anyone claiming the contrary is ridiculous.
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https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/882560030884716544

trump continues to strengthen the US - china relationship.
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Peace___Frog posted...

TheRock1525 posted...

I think this was pretty much a guy who though internet anonymity would actually protect him, not realizing none of us are actually anonymous, panicked and cleared up his whole history for fear of how badly this could go for him even if CNN never publishes his name.

Anyone claiming the contrary is ridiculous.

I think the only problem people have here is CNN being involved in the story. I don't see how their practice so far has deviated from what they would usually do, but because here "what they would usually do" also involves defending themselves it looks a bit more sinister
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They had every right. Once that list of their employees and accompanying rant became a thing, he was an active threat to their employee's well-being (and probably would have been an accessory to murder if some nutbar decided to use it to go Jew hunting)
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What this really demonstrates is that trolls are afraid of being outed as trolls.
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Espeon posted...

but clarified (using extremely poor language) that if his identity DID become important, they might reveal it at a later date

no, they explicitly stated four terms: that he had better keep apologizing, feeling remorse, doesn't come back to "repeat this ugly behavior" whatever that means (seeing how he's in the news for a GIF), and that he needs to keep saying he's an example.

then they said that if he violated any of those four, they may reveal his identity.

that's not "poor language that he may become important," if he turned around and said that he wasn't sorry for making a GIF how is that worth revealing his identity? if he calls someone a slur again or makes GIFs again, how is that newsworthy? none of these are things that really say a major news network should do to ruin him. you may not like what he's saying but there's no crime being committed in what he's saying.

they could've left it at simply "because he's a private citizen" but actively didn't.
but they didn't do that. they stated four specific points then said if he violated any of that, he's fair game. either being a private citizen alone should protect against that or it's always fair game.


the response by CNN isn't much better either: they're sticking to saying "oh we didn't SPEAK to him."
which is technically true.
they just emailed him, called him, and left messages on Monday.
he deleted everything on Tuesday.

but they didn't speak to him, they just directly contacted him on multiple personal platforms. that's where their sticking their guns for now.
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