Abstract
The purpose of this Comment is to argue for the removal of the repeated action and direct targeting requirements for cyberstalking crimes under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-196.3. The recent influx of “doxing”1 behavior on the internet has necessitated statutory change for the protection of North Carolinians. This Comment describes the origins and different types of doxing on the internet, as well as the potential mental and physical impacts that doxing has on individuals who have been doxed. Further, this Comment analyzes the legal doctrines at work with doxing, specifically the First Amendment’s free speech protections and the right to privacy, and looks at other states’ statutory schemes. Finally, this Comment argues that North Carolina needs broader statutory protection for individuals who have been doxed, specifically the removal of the repeated action and direct targeting requirements.
Recommended Citation
Abigail C. Akins, One Post Too Few: Doxing as a True Threat and North Carolina's Repeated Action Requirement, 48 Campbell L. Rev. 246 (2026).