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by oldgradstudent 1058 days ago
How many careers and lives were ruined by the anonymous "Shitty Men in Media" list?

https://www.thedailybeast.com/ugly-battle-over-shtty-media-m...

Some cases were probably well desreved, but anonymity allows easy score settling and revenge.

There's no recourse against an anonymous accusation, there's no way to defend yourself, and there's no way to prove you are innocent.