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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 servi

by djur 4y ago

> 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.

RetpolineDrama 4y ago
cassac 4y ago
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.
- djur 4y ago
  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.
RetpolineDrama 4y ago
- dang 4y ago
  Could you please stop using HN primarily for ideological battle? It's not what this site is for, and destroys what it is for, so we ban accounts that do it (regardless of what they're battling for or against). https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
  - RetpolineDrama 4y ago
    Could you please run HN effectively? I don't like banning websites at my work, but honestly the way "dang" runs shit at HN it seems like the only option is to start IP filtering you. How about you take a look at the rules and consider which of them are wrong, and what got you into this situation in the first place. Your compliance is appreciated.
- Apocryphon 4y ago
  It's acting like a bunch of Karens asking to speak to the manger and it's very cringe
- djur 4y ago
  It absolutely is no such thing.

by djur 4y ago

RetpolineDrama 4y ago

cassac 4y ago

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.

djur 4y ago
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.

RetpolineDrama 4y ago

dang 4y ago
Could you please stop using HN primarily for ideological battle? It's not what this site is for, and destroys what it is for, so we ban accounts that do it (regardless of what they're battling for or against). https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- RetpolineDrama 4y ago
  Could you please run HN effectively? I don't like banning websites at my work, but honestly the way "dang" runs shit at HN it seems like the only option is to start IP filtering you. How about you take a look at the rules and consider which of them are wrong, and what got you into this situation in the first place. Your compliance is appreciated.
Apocryphon 4y ago
It's acting like a bunch of Karens asking to speak to the manger and it's very cringe
djur 4y ago
It absolutely is no such thing.