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1. jackso+PX[view] [source] 2022-12-17 03:44:15
>>GavCo+(OP)
So far this whole Twitter Files thing seems underwhelming, but not exactly a "nothing burger". I feel like it's a good thing that they got published, but the details aren't big news, more like a whole bunch of mildly unsatisfactory situations that probably should be addressed by people directly involved.

For example FBI trawling through social media and flagging accounts for review doesn't seem like a strict constitutional violation unless you can prove some coercion; but it does seem like a questionable use of the FBI to be doing content moderation for Twitter absent a criminal investigation.

Maybe this sort of stuff (i.e. government/law enforcement communications with social media companies) should be automatically in the public domain if it isn't part of a criminal investigation.

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2. Apocry+8Y[view] [source] 2022-12-17 03:46:59
>>jackso+PX
A moderate, and reasonable position. I would definitely agree that this sort of stuff should be readily available for review, not requiring FOIA requests.
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3. jacque+pY[view] [source] 2022-12-17 03:48:54
>>Apocry+8Y
I disagree. For instance: LE might become aware of a sexting or suicide attempt or some other thing that people do that is not strictly illegal but that might be embarrassing or that could cause the person trouble in their private life. Having a degree of confidentiality helps to both speed up the process because not every word has to be weighed on the scale of 'how does this look in the public arena' and it helps to preserve the privacy of all parties involved.
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4. xiphia+OA1[view] [source] 2022-12-17 11:05:39
>>jacque+pY
Sure, ,,let's think of the children''.

We heared it many times, but we're talking about a govermental agency meddling with election results. Politics and these cases are very different in nature. Personally I wouldn't be comfortable not taking action when the FBI would ask anything from me, because it's safer to just comply.

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5. nobody+dP5[view] [source] 2022-12-18 20:43:02
>>xiphia+OA1
>We heared it many times, but we're talking about a govermental agency meddling with election results. Politics and these cases are very different in nature.

Which specific government agency meddling in which specfic election? The Trump Administration meddling in the 2020 election with Hatch Act violations[0]? The FBI releasing a statement (which turned out to be nothing at all) about Hillary Clinton emails found on Anthony Weiner's computer[1]?

Or was it the FBI demanding that Twitter take down the NY Post's tweet about their "Hunter Biden laptop" article[2]?

>Personally I wouldn't be comfortable not taking action when the FBI would ask anything from me, because it's safer to just comply.

Then you don't know or understand your rights. And more's the pity.

[0] https://oversight.house.gov/legislation/hearings/violations-...

[1] https://www.newsweek.com/what-fbi-found-emails-anthony-weine...

[2] Except the FBI didn't demand (or request, for that matter) any such thing.

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