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Re:Twitter refuses US order to disclose owner of anti-Trump ... by coldtea on Friday April 07, 2017 @09:11AM (#14059300)
Several people were taken by the police for social/twitter threats against the (then Obama) President and such -- of the kind that we see 100 per day against Trump.
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Re:Twitter refuses US order to disclose owner of anti-Trump ... by dyeje on Friday April 07, 2017 @09:46AM (#14059558)
Do you have a reference for that? I highly doubt the rate of twitter threat investigations has changed between administrations.
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Re:Twitter refuses US order to disclose owner of anti-Trump ... by DanBC on Friday April 07, 2017 @09:16AM (#14059330)
Threatening POTUS is always an offence, and those law enforcement investigations have been happening for years under all presidents, under both parties.
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