The problem was that it was entirely biased to one side. They were actively looking to sway an election. Some were fairly innocuous small accounts. And they couldn't make exceptions for jokes or satire.
>>starkd+(OP)
This isn't true, though? Seems like the coms I have seen are largely either neutral or balanced between benefiting various political parties.
>>roflye+hB
It was definitely not neutral. But any effort by a government body to censor public forums crosses a dangerous line. It's not the FBI's job to do that, and they lose credibility in the public eye as a neutral arm of law-enforcement.