> While Kiwifarms is a sight full of degenerates and wicked people - degenerates and wicked people are most often the fringes where free speech should be defended, before laws start punishing those who simply speak out against the government.
Doxxing is a crime in some jurisdictions [1] and at least in the EU in some circumstances a violation of the GDPR so parties involved in it can be fined for that. On top of that come situations that are considered crimes across many jurisdiction (libel/defamation/insults). On top of that comes "swatting", which is a crime in even more jurisdictions [2]. What went on on Kiwifarms is going beyond the reasonable expectations on free speech - they not just enabled people to cross the thresholds of free speech, they facilitated actual legitimate crimes. [ETA:] And if that's not enough, they also kept on hosting actual terrorist manifestos [3]. Good riddance.
Doxxing is a crime in some jurisdictions [1] and at least in the EU in some circumstances a violation of the GDPR so parties involved in it can be fined for that. On top of that come situations that are considered crimes across many jurisdiction (libel/defamation/insults). On top of that comes "swatting", which is a crime in even more jurisdictions [2]. What went on on Kiwifarms is going beyond the reasonable expectations on free speech - they not just enabled people to cross the thresholds of free speech, they facilitated actual legitimate crimes. [ETA:] And if that's not enough, they also kept on hosting actual terrorist manifestos [3]. Good riddance.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doxing#Legislation
[2] https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/cloudflare-kiwi-farms-...
[3] https://web.archive.org/web/20190504114633/https://www.nzher...