HBO Obtains DMCA Subpoena to Unmask 'Euphoria' Spoiler Account on X

Post by ronsor » Fri, Apr 10, 2026, 6:43 PM UTC

landl0rd wrote: post #8

dfxm12 wrote: post #6

The issued subpoena requires X to share information sufficient to identify the person behind the account. This includes names, addresses, telephone numbers, email addresses, account numbers, IP addresses, and any other contact or billing records held by the platform. Taking TF's reporting at face value, would twitter be able to sufficiently identify a user? Does Twitter have the address, real names, etc. of its users…

Twitter has IP addresses at the very least. HBO will then subpoena the account's ISP. If the account had the checkmark pro plan or whatever it's called, it may have or be able to obtain legal name and address for payment details, or its payment processor (Stripe I think) would.

Post by landl0rd » Fri, Apr 10, 2026, 6:45 PM UTC

ronsor wrote: post #11

landl0rd wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Twitter has IP addresses at the very least. HBO will then subpoena the account's ISP. If the account had the checkmark pro plan or whatever it's called, it may have or be able to obtain legal name and address for payment details, or its payment processor (Stripe I think) would.

And all of this falls apart if you use Mullvad, who will be happy to fax HBO lawyers a blank sheet of paper.

Post by shermantanktop » Fri, Apr 10, 2026, 6:56 PM UTC

tombert wrote: post #14

Reminds me of the Snape Kills Dumbledore spoiler initiative that happened in 2005, where people would drive around bookstores with people yelling in line and spoiling it. Admittedly, kind of a dick move, but I have to admit I did find it kind of funny at the time. https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/snape-kills-dumbledore

Post by wormpilled » Fri, Apr 10, 2026, 6:59 PM UTC

shermantanktop wrote: post #15

tombert wrote: post #14

Reminds me of the Snape Kills Dumbledore spoiler initiative that happened in 2005, where people would drive around bookstores with people yelling in line and spoiling it. Admittedly, kind of a dick move, but I have to admit I did find it kind of funny at the time. https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/snape-kills-dumbledore

Can you describe what you found funny at the time? I'm genuinely curious what motivates behavior like this.

Post by touwer » Fri, Apr 10, 2026, 7:03 PM UTC

observationist wrote: post #16

fhdkweig wrote: post #2

I have never used X/Twitter so I don't know how it works, but don't you have to seek out an account in order to read it? X won't just throw a spoiler at you unsolicited, right?

https://github.com/twitter/the-algorithm If it catches engagement, the main firehose feed will show it. They've begun using Grok and AI processes, which is hit and miss, but definitely improving. Having Japanese, French, other countries' tweets automatically translated back and forth has been fun, too. It'll be interesting to see where it gets to in the next few years.