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Re:Twitter refuses US order to disclose owner of anti-Trump ... by sanderjd on Thursday April 06, 2017 @08:48PM (#14056109)
What is this about, then? I don't see what it has to do with your other examples. It appears to be a straightforward case of trying to identify and punish a political dissident.
Re:Twitter refuses US order to disclose owner of anti-Trump ... by clickok on Thursday April 06, 2017 @09:15PM (#14056245)
The concerning thing is that the headline frames it in the context of Trump, implying that the government is pursuing the information at the President's request.

However, about ten paragraphs in they mention:

> There is no indication that the White House was aware of the summons, which was signed by a Florida-based supervisor who works in an office that investigates employee corruption, misconduct and mismanagement. The supervisor could not be reached for comment."

So all we know at the moment is that some manager, somewhere in Florida, is looking into `ALT_uscis`. And yet, the article mentions Trump multiple times (including in the headline) before that, giving the impression that Trump is pursuing legal action that would seem to compromise freedom of speech. It's not unreasonable to infer that the journalists taking this angle on the story have an axe to grind.

Either way, I took a brief look at the `ALT_uscis` account and didn't see any tweets alluding to malfeasance or obstructive action in their official capacity, so I'm inclined to agree that this is government overreach.

Re:Twitter refuses US order to disclose owner of anti-Trump ... by sanderjd on Friday April 07, 2017 @12:32AM (#14057145)
Thanks. This is very fair. I agree with your assessment that it appears to be overreach but that the President-personally angle is being overplayed here.
Re:Twitter refuses US order to disclose owner of anti-Trump ... by marknutter on Friday April 07, 2017 @12:09AM (#14057048)
It's getting so ridiculous, and I'm sad it's leaking over to Hacker News. People have become so delusional from their outrage over Trump's election.