TikToker Makes Script to Flood Texas Abortion 'Whistleblower' Site With Fake Info

[Nevilledog]

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Caroline Orr Bueno, Ph.D
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Someone made a script to flood the Texas website used to report on women seeking abortions with fabricated data.

TikToker Makes Script to Flood Texas Abortion 'Whistleblower' Site With Fake Info
An easy to use iOS shortcut lets non-technical users bombard the site, according to Motherboard's tests.
vice.com
10:28 AM · Sep 2, 2021

https://www.vice.com/en/article/z3x9ba/tiktok-texas-abortion-law-bot-site-ios-shortcut

An activist has made a script to flood a Texas website used to solicit information on people seeking abortions with fabricated data, according to a TikTok video from the developer and Motherboard's test of the tool. The developer, whose social media identifies him as Sean Black, also made an iOS shortcut making it easier for non-technical activists to participate as well.

The news highlights the virulent reaction to Texas' draconian abortion law, which went into effect overnight on Wednesday after the Supreme Court voted to not act on the law. The law bans abortion of fetuses over 6 weeks old—many women are not even aware they are pregnant until after that time—and allows abortion providers, people who seek abortions, and even those who drive people to receive an abortion to be sued and potentially pay damages of at least $10,000. An anti-abortion group called Texas Right to Life recently launched a website for people to report those who have violated the law.

"To me the McCarthyism era tactics of turning neighbors against each other over a bill I feel is a violation of Roe V Wade is unacceptable. There are people on TikTok using their platform to educate and do their part. I believe this is me doing mine," Black told Motherboard in an email.

In the first video, Black says the script sends one request to the Texas website around every 10 to 15 seconds. In the second, Black adds that the script sent around 300 requests in all at the time of upload before the site blocked his IP address.

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[50 Shades Of Blue]

1. The hero we need!

[lagomorph777]

2. Dude, put it on Github. Crowdsource it (DDOS).

[SunImp]

3. TikTok users do some good every now and then.

[catrose]

4. Bless their little TikTokking heart--in the best way

[Jerry2144]

6. Right

In the non-Texas meaning of that phrase

[catrose]

8. Absolutely

[LiberalLovinLug]

5. Its a great idea for others to copy.

Not necessarily making a script, but flooding those offices where they will gather the accusations from the rats, with either fake names, or better yet names of prominent anti-abortion women activists.

Take advantage of the part of the law that says there is no penalty if they are wrong. Which was obviously included in the bill to encourage zealots to "don't suspect...report!"

[PortTack]

7. Here's the form, just click on the link inside the DU link

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100215811077