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Re:Facebook to ban white nationalist content by stiangrindvoll on Wednesday March 27, 2019 @05:43PM (#19506381)
Also, By mere searching for specific terms, Facebook gladly assume your motives to be to in particular way. This seem misguided and not well thought through.

Finding a book in the library about frogs, doesn't make you a frog.

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Re:Facebook to ban white nationalist content by alexandre_m on Wednesday March 27, 2019 @07:10PM (#19507197)
I find that specific part to be terrifying.

You could be searching for those terms for a good reason, maybe I'm writing an essay about the spread of white nationalism and want to see how many groups exist online, or whatever.

It's very dangerous to label people and infer their intention automatically.

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Re:Facebook to ban white nationalist content by anigbrowl on Wednesday March 27, 2019 @08:11PM (#19507688)
So make a specific account for research purposes like everyone else does.
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Re:Facebook to ban white nationalist content by throwawayjava on Wednesday March 27, 2019 @09:01PM (#19508067)
> like everyone else does.

Some people who research white nationalism don't make specific accounts for research purposes [1]. In general, and based on my own usage patterns, I think it's probably dangerous and definitely scary to assume that googling for "X" on your primary account implies that you support "X"

[1] Source: Currently sitting next to someone who is literally a full time white supremacy researcher.

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Re:Facebook to ban white nationalist content by anigbrowl on Thursday March 28, 2019 @02:55PM (#19515337)
Sounds like pretty bad opsec to me, but to each their own.
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Re:Facebook to ban white nationalist content by throwawayjava on Thursday March 28, 2019 @10:36PM (#19518670)
The whole point of natural rights is that normal law-abiding people shouldn't need "opsec" against their own government or domestic corporations.
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