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Re:Facebook launches petition feature, its next battlefield by SiempreViernes on Monday January 21, 2019 @09:35AM (#18960594)
I don't think facebook is very used in Iran, at least it was blocked in 2015.

The interesting question is what happens when Turkey asks for the members of a "justice for unfairly sacked teachers" petition, or Saudi Arabia asking for the supporters of the local "End discrimination of Shia" petition.

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Re:Facebook launches petition feature, its next battlefield by atomwaffel on Monday January 21, 2019 @09:50AM (#18960715)
Yes, Facebook is blocked in Iran, but that doesn’t mean that it’s not being used. Just about everyone I met in Iran was on several supposedly blocked social media platforms, mostly through dodgy VPNs. Apple isn’t allowed to sell phones in Iran either, but I’ve never seen so many second-hand iPhones.
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Re:Facebook launches petition feature, its next battlefield by noobiemcfoob on Monday January 21, 2019 @11:22AM (#18961351)
You understand the point of the parent's example and are only arguing semantics.
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