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When the FBI gives you specific guidelines on what to be vary of, shortly before a news story that fits all their criteria drops, you listen. I doubt it was a t

When the FBI gives you specific guidelines on what to be vary of, shortly before a news story that fits all their criteria drops, you listen. I doubt it was a taken as a friendly heads-up by Facebook, given the numerous accusations, threats of additional regulations, and congressional grillings in the years prior. When the then-head of the FBI released a particular public statement in 2016, many believed it swayed the election. On the other hand, you might claim the FBI was simply telling the American public something. I disagree with labeling either “regime change”, but the influence such an institution wields can’t be taken lightly. Claiming Facebook could simply have ignored the warnings without any consequences would be disingenous.

lalaland1125 4y ago
> shortly before a news story that fits all their criteria drops Why do you think it was "shortly"? Zuckerberg gave no details on the timing of the FBI's warning.
- mypastself 4y ago
  I think “shortly before” is a fair interpretation of the following quote: > …'hey, just so you know, you should be on high alert. We thought there was a lot of Russian propaganda in the 2016 election, we have it on notice that basically there's about to be some kind of dump that's similar to that'." > He said the FBI did not warn Facebook about the Biden story in particular - only that Facebook thought it "fit that pattern". The timing (“there’s about to be… [a] dump”) sounds like an important part of the identified pattern, or else it wouldn’t have been mentioned in the quote.
meroes 4y ago
If that’s all it takes to effect a coup, it’s not a coup. That’s all they are doing is telling. A completely normal and legal part of their whole existence. Not my fault you’ve misunderstood how entities in society function and FB wants to continue to suck. It would be a societal issue, not rogue actors. What you’ve described is completely unalarming to me (even in its exaggerated form). In fact I have no idea how if this is so alarming to you, you aren’t nonstop writing books about everything as bad and worse the justice department does.
- mypastself 4y ago
  I’m not sure if you’ve accidentally responded to the wrong comment, or completely misread mine. I’m not the original commenter, hence the note on disagreeing with them on “regime change” and the magnitude of FBI’s influence, while still thinking they’ve exercised some degree of that influence over the past two elections. If you believe that e.g. James Comey’s 2016 October surprise is completely unalarming and “just how society functions”, I think you’ll find that many in society disagree with you. Also, I’m sorry, but you completely lost me with your second paragraph. I don’t know what you’re referring to with rogue actors and me writing books.

lalaland1125 4y ago

> shortly before a news story that fits all their criteria drops Why do you think it was "shortly"? Zuckerberg gave no details on the timing of the FBI's warning.

mypastself 4y ago
I think “shortly before” is a fair interpretation of the following quote: > …'hey, just so you know, you should be on high alert. We thought there was a lot of Russian propaganda in the 2016 election, we have it on notice that basically there's about to be some kind of dump that's similar to that'." > He said the FBI did not warn Facebook about the Biden story in particular - only that Facebook thought it "fit that pattern". The timing (“there’s about to be… [a] dump”) sounds like an important part of the identified pattern, or else it wouldn’t have been mentioned in the quote.

meroes 4y ago

If that’s all it takes to effect a coup, it’s not a coup. That’s all they are doing is telling. A completely normal and legal part of their whole existence. Not my fault you’ve misunderstood how entities in society function and FB wants to continue to suck. It would be a societal issue, not rogue actors. What you’ve described is completely unalarming to me (even in its exaggerated form). In fact I have no idea how if this is so alarming to you, you aren’t nonstop writing books about everything as bad and worse the justice department does.

mypastself 4y ago
I’m not sure if you’ve accidentally responded to the wrong comment, or completely misread mine. I’m not the original commenter, hence the note on disagreeing with them on “regime change” and the magnitude of FBI’s influence, while still thinking they’ve exercised some degree of that influence over the past two elections. If you believe that e.g. James Comey’s 2016 October surprise is completely unalarming and “just how society functions”, I think you’ll find that many in society disagree with you. Also, I’m sorry, but you completely lost me with your second paragraph. I don’t know what you’re referring to with rogue actors and me writing books.