"By January 15, 2026, one of the authors of this report had already experienced a distributed denial-of-service attack and the other had received a legal threat letter. But these things were just a drop in the bucket compared to what some researchers and journalists have had to deal with, and to say that security researchers and journalists live in challenging times would be an understatement. Threats to journalists are nothing new. A number of surveys have documented legal, physical, and workplace threats journalists experience."
"Three-quarters of respondents in a pilot survey of journalists and security researchers reported receiving one or more threats due to their work; one-quarter reported never receiving any threats. Overall, half of the respondents reported receiving at least one legal threat. Researchers and journalists were equally likely to receive legal threats, but journalists were a lot more likely to be threatened by criminals. Despite receiving threats, the majority of respondents did not retract or change their research or reporting."
A pilot survey found that three-quarters of journalists and security researchers reported receiving one or more threats related to their work, while one-quarter reported never receiving threats. Half of respondents reported at least one legal threat; researchers and journalists were equally likely to face legal threats, but journalists faced more criminal threats. Many respondents did not retract or change their research or reporting despite threats. Individual incidents included distributed denial-of-service attacks and legal demand letters. Legal and criminal threats can produce chilling effects, and additional research is needed to identify effective supports and responses.
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