As Twitchy reported, the #CNNBlackmail hashtag began to trend nationally after it looked like CNN’s Andrew Kaczynski had tracked down the creator of that Trump vs. CNN clip and promised him conditional anonymity — CNN reserved the right to go public with his name “should he repeat this ugly social behavior.”
CNN source on the "reserve the right to publish" line: "Someone did it as a safeguard and it backfired" https://t.co/6CbpKM8MtW
— Steven Perlberg (@perlberg) July 5, 2017
BuzzFeed later talked to a CNN source who said the problematic “reserve the right to publish” line was added during the editing process as a safeguard, “and it backfired.”
It backfired in such a large way, in fact, that BuzzFeed noted “Kaczynski and his family are the subject of an ongoing harassment campaign,” and a protest outside Kaczynski’s New York home had been announced.
Awful: CNN edited in the line as a precaution,now Kacynski is getting threats,will have protesters outside his house https://t.co/ubuTDlowxz pic.twitter.com/lPyuMlktOd
— Max Tani (@maxwelltani) July 5, 2017
We live in incredibly dumb and mean-spirited times. https://t.co/wIUuhOXWJr
— Ken Gardner (@KenGardner11) July 5, 2017
But seriously, folks: stuff like holding queer dance protests outside people’s houses is more progressives’ speed.
So now people are calling to protest outside Andrew Kaczynski’s house?
People have taken douchebaggery to a whole new level.
— Jay Caruso (@JayCaruso) July 5, 2017
So appalled by doxxing that they doxx. That fits the climate. https://t.co/DER0GeKKWx
— Ben Howe (@BenHowe) July 5, 2017
https://twitter.com/LilMissRightie/status/882695722096840706
https://twitter.com/LilMissRightie/status/882695933158449152
Is there a zone between "this person is vile" and "this person is vile and their life should be ruined"? I say yes, and it's a giant zone.
— NeoN: Automataster (@neontaster) July 5, 2017
I don't think CNN should ID/threaten the gif guy and I don't think people should harass Kaczynski.#confessyourunpopularopinions
— Drew McCoy (@_Drew_McCoy_) July 5, 2017
If you're going to someone's house to protest, you're acting like the unhinged left. Everything is not political.
— John Sexton (@verumserum) July 5, 2017
Smdh. Do not do this, people. Just don't. Making a bad situation even worse. #CNNBlackmail pic.twitter.com/fjZjWeKjJv
— Sister Delecto Toldjah ? (@sistertoldjah) July 5, 2017
Worst of all, CNN will likely have cameras there to cover the protest, giving the network a reason to stretch out this story another week or two.
Day 4: CNN has now spent as many days on Trump's WWE gif as it did on the Scalise assassination attempt.
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) July 5, 2017
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— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) April 2, 2017
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