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Re:The FBI was the primary link between the intelligence com... by livueta on Sunday December 25, 2022 @02:22PM (#34130270)
I tried vouching for your post but that apparently wasn't enough, sorry.

It's mindbending that a topical, polite comment like that would be flagged/dead when the rest of the thread is (perfectly alive) literal vitriol, but pointed in the other direction.

And just for anyone questioning the factuality of the original comment, here's NPR on the topic: https://www.npr.org/2022/04/09/1091859822/more-details-emerg...

I guess we've reached the self-reinforcing point in the evolution of the censorship regime where evidence of censorship is itself censored. Never thought I'd see the day.

Re:The FBI was the primary link between the intelligence com... by creato on Sunday December 25, 2022 @02:40PM (#34130439)
> You people are very quick to muddy the waters here.

Funny, I’d say it was people that can’t seem to cite any evidence without dick pics that are “muddying the waters”.

I’ve read these twitter files posts from Taibbi and Weiss. It’s all insinuations based on contact between government agencies and twitter. The actual content being discussed is not interesting.

The biggest red flag this is all raising for me is why FBI agents are sitting around searching for small time election misinformation like talking about voting a day late. Is there nothing higher priority to work on? And how has twitter not automated finding such basic misinformation?

Re:The FBI was the primary link between the intelligence com... by Jarwain on Sunday December 25, 2022 @03:02PM (#34130684)
Mismatch in incentives and priority? My impression is that the FBI only has a team or two dedicated to these searches. However, it is much closer to their mandate to keep an eye out on election misinformation and otherwise "protect our democracy"
Re:The FBI was the primary link between the intelligence com... by turtleyacht on Sunday December 25, 2022 @02:35PM (#34130395)
Even if flagged, isn't that just a -1? I've seen grey posts turn dark after an upvote before.
Re:The FBI was the primary link between the intelligence com... by flagsrule on Sunday December 25, 2022 @02:43PM (#34130460)
Well it's dead now and it was a very reasonable post. This site is full of bias.