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> The FBI cannot censor people, period. That’s fascism and illegal in the US

The FBI emailing Twitter to report possible violations of Twitter's terms of service is not censorship and it is not illegal.

> This effectively gives trump, et al a direct path to a lawsuit against the federal government

The FBI reported to Trump during the 2020 election cycle. It was headed by his own handpicked director, under the supervision of his own handpicked Attorney General.

>>djur+(OP)
I think what people are concerned about is the selectiveness of the reports.

What if the FBI only happened to report violations by Asians. Or only violations by women?

I guess it would not be censorship, and I guess it would not be not illegal either, but it would make people wonder if there is an agenda.

It’s as much about the violations reported as the violations left unreported.

>>cassac+i4
The FBI reported tweets from Democrats as well as Republicans, and also apparently a parody of the pro wrestler The Undertaker where the joke is that he craps his pants regularly. Not seeing any evidence that there's any political bias to the reports, and if there was I certainly wouldn't expect the FBI of all organizations to be biased against conservatives.