Information brokers with meatspace anonymity but with long-term reputation destroy the game theory keeping whistleblowing & blackmail rare.
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Replying to @sarahdoingthing
I doubt you get blackmail markets without anonymous brokers who nonetheless have reputational skin in the game. http://www.uidaho.edu/~/media/Files/orgs/Law/thecrit/Issues/vol5-iss1/Guerra-Pujol.ashx …
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Replying to @sarahdoingthing
Doesn't apply to whisteblowing/public leaks, but only a broker with a monopoly could credibly promise no repeat blackmail attempts.
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Brokers would have some incentive to collude to prevent this, but sharing information between brokers would be required & likely fatal.
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