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1. myself+p5[view] [source] 2021-06-05 22:37:40
>>lxm+(OP)
I'm curious if we'll ever find out what they thought they'd learn from this.
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2. mathat+P5[view] [source] 2021-06-05 22:40:50
>>myself+p5
From the article, that’s why they withdrew it.

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“ The subpoena, issued as part of an investigation seeking to identify a child sexual exploitation offender, was withdrawn after investigators found the person through other means, according to a notice the Justice Department sent to USA TODAY's attorneys Saturday.”

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3. Scound+6S[view] [source] 2021-06-06 10:01:08
>>mathat+P5
Sounds like they subpoenaed dozens of websites. While USA Today fought it, the rest fell right over without mentioning it/fighting it.

I’ve seen this before where a user got an email from Google legal about a subpoena against them, spent $7k successfully fighting it, but it didn’t matter because several other $BigCos didn’t even let the user know.

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