> I certainly moderate what I say here knowing this (maybe that's the chilling effect you mention?) Yeah that is the chilling effect. Yes, it's likely there a

> I certainly moderate what I say here knowing this (maybe that's the chilling effect you mention?) Yeah that is the chilling effect. Yes, it's likely there are some things that are better to be "chilled". For instance if you were advocating for violence against public figures. But imagine the day your credit rating gets dinged because you post online that you disagree with some new tax reform bill being proposed. This happens because the agency managing your credit score is also lobbying for this tax reform. Or you criticize a government official online and the police show up at your door, which is something that absolutely has happened throughout history. The fact they are watching your social media isn't the problem. It's how they can (and eventually probably will) abuse that surveillance. Or whoever replaces them next time there is an election.