What was on the voicemail from CNN? Obviously they said, "We know who you are and want to talk to you."
With the Antifa riot squads and leftists destroying lives at will, the guy was trying to protect his family.
Reddit and CNN are both owned by Warner Bros. Reddit had the IP info from that and likely shared it with their sister company.
Not blackmail, just an offer he couldn’t refuse.
The interwebs need to be relentlessly bombarded with a phalanx of new and hilarious, “President Trump Stomps the Enemedia,” gif animations.
They PUBLICLY blackmailed him. Claiming they didn’t just makes them look even worse.
“We didn’t blackmail him, we only extorted him.”
The fact they had to make a statement tells you that they’re feeling the heat. Double down!!
And we'll be happy to produce him so he can tell you in person...
We didn't blackmail him. We just threatened him.....
So...who, EXACTLY, gave CNN this person’s information?
It is kinda hard to believe the same outfit that hasn’t been able to find a scrap of proof that Trump colluded with Russia in a year is capable of ferreting out a Redditer who pissed them off in less than a day...
Well, they would, wouldn't they?
“CNN reserves the right to publish his identity should any of that change.”
CNN is stuck in the denial stage. They basically are demanding the posted forgo his 1st Amendment Rights or they’ll out him. That’s extortion/coercion/blackmail 101.
“Blackmail is the use of threat to prevent another from engaging in a lawful occupation.”
—wikipedia
Bingo!
>> a private citizen who has issued an extensive statement of apology, showed his remorse
Something the malevolent MSM would never do. To the contrary, the MSM thrives on offending lies and ugly behavior.
CNN is soon to be a property of AT&T.
Don’t let the MSM piss in your shoes. Switch to Verizon.
I am sure that CNN did not blackmail the dude, at least not in the legal sense of how blackmail is codified. However I am sure that the CNN agent reminded Reddit guy that there is a multitude of fanatical and armed leftists that CNN has no control over. CNN then reminded him of the baseball practice shooting, pointing out how helpless the average citizen and his family are when out in public.
Just bringing Reddit guy up to date, doncha know ...
Haha yeah..that's like people pay the mob for "protection" because the mob is concerned about their safety.
Either your Apology or your Reputation will be on that Contract.
Hope the poor guy doesn’t own a Horse.
I was reading some of the comments about the incident and most of the commentators were totally supportive of CNN and think that all Trump “trolls” should be forced off of the internet this way.
Good little fascists every step of the way, they are.
A spokesman reading a statement from the CNN legal department. LOL.