Aussie Politician Threatens To Contact Employers of Satirical Article "Likers" 195
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from the what-not-to-do dept.
from the what-not-to-do dept.
Chuq writes "Tasmanian Liberal candidate for Bass, Andrew Nikolic, was the subject of a satirical article by NewExaminer on Facebook. Nikolic didn't like it, which is understandable. However he then went to considerable lengths to identify the people who liked the article, find out their employers (via their Facebook profiles) and 'name and shame' them on a follow-up post on his own page. Andrew Nikolic has a history of poorly handling conflicting views on his Facebook page, resulting in creation of another page, 'Andrew Nikolic blocked me.'"
Cyberstalking ? (Score:5, Interesting)
I don't know what qualifies as cyberstalking under 'stralian law, but this looks like it might qualify. I don't know any law that limits cyberstalking to just one target. Digging out an employer is quite an intrusion, obviously intended to intimidate.
Of course there will be some Parlimentary Privilige, but I believe that applies only to comment on the floor, not elsewhere.