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[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Sssssuuuuuuurrrrre....

But I really don't think Lemmy is big or widespread enough for people to recognize each other based on random info and a username.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

Doxxing generally happens because someone wants to identify you, not because random people accidentally figure out who you are. A doxxer will attempt to extract details from your account's comment history and see if you have other accounts based on username or specific references.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

the proportion of terminally online losers who would actually waste their time doing it seem to be higher here than other places though