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Re:FBI agent accidentally reveals own 8chan posts by JamesBarney on Monday June 17, 2019 @12:45PM (#20204792)
Sure they both fall under the category "trying to influence someone through social media". But so does a press release put out over Facebook, and lot of other completely innocuous actions.

If we found out the FBI was systematically spending lots of money to influence our elections people would be pissed.

Re:FBI agent accidentally reveals own 8chan posts by 4ntonius8lock on Monday June 17, 2019 @03:56PM (#20206691)
This comment seems to be ignoring the long and recurring history of the FBI and other government agencies in subverting, persecuting and destroying the lives of those who were peaceful members of left leaning political parties, basically anyone who identified as a communist or socialist... or who knew anyone who identified that way. Or actually, anyone whose political ideals contradicted American corporate interests. That includes in our country and other countries.

This is not to mention the more controversial reality of the close collaboration between US intelligence agencies and the entertainment and education industries.

Re:FBI agent accidentally reveals own 8chan posts by fao_ on Monday June 17, 2019 @05:56PM (#20207774)
Yes. Let's not forget that for a good portion of the 20th century the FBI not only explicitly worked against equality and ecology, but also explicitly funded fascist millitants, and domestic terrorism. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COINTELPRO
Re:FBI agent accidentally reveals own 8chan posts by misterprime on Monday June 17, 2019 @03:57PM (#20206695)
Strzok and Paige sound familiar at all? I think I'm spelling those right.
Re:FBI agent accidentally reveals own 8chan posts by 292355744930110 on Monday June 17, 2019 @01:02PM (#20205003)
> If