Facebook, Twitter block the NY Post from posting

Re:Facebook, Twitter block the NY Post from posting by ufmace on Thursday October 15, 2020 @10:32AM (#24789020)

There might be something like a civil war, but it won't look anything at all like the last one. Don't look for two armies marching on fields against each other. Do look for dozens of shadowy groups practicing guerilla warfare against each other and the state, with actions gradually escalating in intensity.

You can make a pretty decent argument that this is already happening.

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Re:Facebook, Twitter block the NY Post from posting by jcadam on Thursday October 15, 2020 @10:54AM (#24789223)

Can't wait for the 2AM knock on my door, and finding an armed group on my front porch demanding to know how I voted in the last election (I'm surprised people are still putting campaign signs on their lawns or stickers on their cars).

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Re:Facebook, Twitter block the NY Post from posting by ufmace on Thursday October 15, 2020 @12:46PM (#24790666)

Oh yeah. More likely they'd come based on you going to an event they don't like, or having a hobby they don't like. And they probably won't be interested in any claims that you weren't there or didn't do that or aren't who they're looking for.

Actual police mostly have better procedures for this sort of thing, but still sometimes get the wrong guy or go to the wrong address. Somehow I doubt such groups will do better than them.

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