• 520@kbin.social
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    10 months ago

    Legally, not really. A username is also not a person.

    True, but when tied to an IP address known to be used by a suspected person, it can be used as evidence.

    Also if the Reddit account is old, there’s a good chance they provided at least one piece of identifying info that further ties that account to a target.

    It’s not definitive but it is a lot harder to toss out

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      10 months ago

      True, but when tied to an IP address known to be used by a suspected person, it can be used as evidence.

      Evidence of what?

      That someone was making shit up on reddit? That is all that it proves.

      It proves nothing else.

      It does not prove that what was written is true.

      It does not prove who wrote the comment.