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	Podcast:		Background Briefing - ABC RN
	Episode:		Doxxed: Exposing the terrifying new frontier in online abuse
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:52:10
	Publish Date:		2019-02-23 15:05:00
	Description:		You've heard of online trolls, but what happens when they share your private data, like your contact details, with malicious intent? ABC Life’s Osman Faruqi found out the hard way. Last August, a far-right activist posted his phone number on social media. Osman was inundated with racist text messages and phone calls that continue to this day. In this episode, which is a co-production with ABC Life, Osman confronts the man responsible. And with the help of reporter Alex Mann, he investigates why law enforcement is seemingly powerless to protect victims.
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