Doxing involves researching and broadcasting personally identifiable information about an individual, often with the intention of harming that person.[4][5][6][7] This can often lead to extortion, coercion, harassment and other forms of abuse. On February 1, 2017, Reddit, a social news website, has banned two alt-right communities, r/altright and r/alternativeright for doxing and violating Reddit community guidelines.[8][9][10]