verb
- to search for and publish private or identifying information about someone on the internet, typically without their consent
Usage: informal; internet slang; often used in contexts of online harassment or vigilantism
Examples
- The activist was accused of doxxes after posting the company executive's home address online.
- She doxxes her critics by sharing their personal details on social media.
- Doxxes can have serious legal consequences and may constitute harassment.
- The hacker doxxes members of the forum to intimidate them.
- Many platforms have policies against content that doxxes individuals.