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Re:Suppression is a bigger scandal than the actual story by nradov on Monday October 26, 2020 @01:14AM (#24893023)
Election meddling in general isn't a crime. It's not something the government could charge the site owner for, unless they somehow violated campaign finance laws.
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Re:Suppression is a bigger scandal than the actual story by skinkestek on Monday October 26, 2020 @03:39AM (#24893674)
> It's not something the government could charge the site owner for,

I didn't mean the site owner did election meddling, rather than Facebook when thet selectively block sites like this.

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Re:Suppression is a bigger scandal than the actual story by nradov on Monday October 26, 2020 @09:04AM (#24895702)
That is still not a crime.
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Re:Suppression is a bigger scandal than the actual story by skinkestek on Monday October 26, 2020 @09:33AM (#24895965)
Ok then. You might very well be right.

But what is the rule then? Manipulating social media in front of an election is only illegal if you are a foreigner?

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Re:Suppression is a bigger scandal than the actual story by jjeaff on Monday October 26, 2020 @12:40PM (#24898097)
Sometimes, election meddling can be seen as an in-kind campaign contribution and thus illegal if it is not within campaign finance rules.

For example, cohen paying off Trump's mistresses was prosecuted as an illegal campaign contribution.

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