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> FBI special agent describing Marques as “the largest facilitator of child porn on the planet.” Is it just me or is "facilitator" a PR weasel word? They woul
by 6cxs2hd6 13y ago
> FBI special agent describing Marques as “the largest facilitator of child porn on the planet.”
Is it just me or is "facilitator" a PR weasel word?
They would have said "distributor" or "seller" if they could.
Does "facilitator" mean in the same sense that BitTorrent "facilitates" illegal MP3 downloads? Or in the sense that Verizon and Comcast do? Or in the sense that HTTP does?
i.e. Is this RIAA/MPAA style spin, or is their more substance to it?
(Not rhetorical questions. Although cynical and suspicious, I genuinely don't know.)
- AsymetricCom 13y agoIt's quite obvious that the child porn aspect of the case is just an excuse to take down/tap what was probably a communication hub for all sorts of fun stuff the NSA would like to hear about.