Judge orders TextNow to name Bungie employees who threatened them in June.
A new report has revealed that harassment was directed at two employees at Destiny2developer Bungie. The harassment included stalking and escalated until the developers took legal action to find the perpetrator.
The Record reports that two Bungie employees sought information from TextNow after they were harassed via the anonymous Waterloo-based phone service. The report says that the incident began when a Bungie employee tweeted about Destiny2 and included a video featuring Uhmaayyze, a Twitch streamer. An anonymous Twitter account threatened Bungie employees with death on June 14. Numerous Bungie employees started receiving voice mails from anonymous Twitter accounts, threatening to kill Bungie employees on June 14.
The individual knew more about the Bungie employee who had posted the tweets featuring Uhmaayyze. They received a call from “Brian,” who repeated the request for “N word killing” DLC. According to the report, the caller identified himself as from far-right-wing social networking. The employee’s spouse also worked at Bungie and sent a text asking for the DLC. The number that made the calls and sent texts ordered pizza to the developer’s home, which proved the individual had more personal information about the employee. A Twitter user, @Inkcel, posted a photo of the employee’s ID card. He claimed he moved to live 30 mins from the employee. This was followed by a tweet with the developer’s full title stating that they were “not secure.”
Two employees, fearing for their safety, sought an “urgent, confidential” court order that required TextNow to identify the customers who made threats. Superior Court Justice Fred Myers supported this.
A spokesperson for TextNow told The Record that the company’s mission was to make communication affordable for everyone. “We receive legal requests from time to time for information. All valid demands are met as required by law.
