Online ‘doxxing’ campaigns leading to harassment and death threats
A tactic imported from the US, personal information is published online to ‘target’ individuals who campaign against far-right groups. By Garreth MacNamee Monday 15 Mar 2021, 8:30 PM Mar 15th 2021, 8:30 PM 27,167 Views 12 Comments
This is the third of a four-part series published today and tomorrow by Noteworthy and The Journal on the growth of far-right ideology on Irish online networks, its influence and impact on real-life protests and events and the political endgame for some of its proponents.
Here, Garreth MacNamee looks at how some elements of the far right have been utilising the tactic of ‘doxxing’ to provoke followers into offline harassment and action – and hears from victims of the practice.
A former General Election candidate who was racially abused in an anonymous phone call has revealed he was left with a huge level of fear and left constantly looking over his shoulder.
John Uwhumiakpor, who ran in last year s General Election in the Dublin Fingal area as a candidate for People Before Profit party, was informed by the anonymous caller Don t get involved in Irish politics. Irish politics is for Irish people.
John, who is originally from Nigeria but is now an irish citizen and has been living in the country for the past 15 years, said initially he was taken off balance by the call which he received at 12.26pm on January 29 last year in the run up to the General Election.
A man convicted for racially abusing a General Election candidate in an anonymous phone call left a profound effect on the victim and his family, a court has heard.
Edward Smith (61) anonymously phoned Dublin Fingal People Before Profit candidate John Uwhumiakpor and told him Don t get involved in Irish politics. Irish politics is for Irish people.
Smith claimed he consumed alcohol on the day he made the anonymous phone call and lost the run of himself, Balbriggan District Court heard.
The court heard Mr Uwhumiakpor - who ran in the Dublin Fingal constituency in last year s General Election - received a phone call to his home at 12.26pm on January 29 last year.
A MAN racially abused a General Election candidate in an anonymous phone call by telling him: “Don’t get involved in Irish politics. Irish politics is for Irish people,” a court has heard.
Edward Smith (61) made the phonecall to Dublin Fingal People Before Profit 2020 General Election candidate John Uwhumiakpor just weeks before last year’s election.
His actions left a “profound effect” on the victim and his family, Balbriggan District Court heard.
Smith claimed he consumed alcohol on the day he made the anonymous phone call and “lost the run of himself.”
The court heard Mr Uwhumiakpor - who ran in the Dublin Fingal constituency in last year’s General Election -received a phone call to his home in Balbriggan, Co Dublin at 12.26pm on January 29 last year.