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This doesn't mean the government can't make requests to private companies, including the press.

• wrycoder 4y ago
  Government “requests” are usually treated as directives, since it’s well understood that they have many seemingly unrelated ways to make life difficult for a company and its officers.
  • ceejayoz 4y ago
    That’s not even true for Twitter. https://transparency.twitter.com/en/reports/removal-requests.html#1.6:2021-jul-dec https://transparency.twitter.com/en/reports/removal-requests...: > Overall, Twitter withheld or otherwise removed some or all of the reported content in response to 51% of global legal demands, down 5% from the previous reporting period.
    • wrycoder 4y ago
      Your category is "global" "legal" requests i.e. take-down requests. The FBI has special access and its requests aren't included in that report.
      • ceejayoz 4y ago
        The FBI was issuing these sorts of requests. I’d welcome specific evidence to the contrary.
• hellfish 4y ago
  Good idea, it's high time this practice gets banned