CNN reddit situation- Blackmailed user wrong person? BUZZFEED exposing CNN?!

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specialk said:

Azuren said:
Legitimately disgusting.

"FUCK, Trump posted a funny at us!"
"I know, let's find the guy who made the gif hand corner him in real life! We'll threaten to Ron him unless he apologizes for the whole thing!"

I ceratinly hope I'm not the first person to post this, but this isn't at all what happened. 

I mean, if they asked him if they wanted his name to be posted online, wouldn't that be doxxing?