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Re:The FBI was the primary link between the intelligence com... by beej71 on Sunday December 25, 2022 @04:20PM (#34131430)
This doesn't mean the government can't make requests to private companies, including the press.
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Re:The FBI was the primary link between the intelligence com... by wrycoder on Sunday December 25, 2022 @04:48PM (#34131744)
Government “requests” are usually treated as directives, since it’s well understood that they have many seemingly unrelated ways to make life difficult for a company and its officers.
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Re:The FBI was the primary link between the intelligence com... by ceejayoz on Monday December 26, 2022 @10:06AM (#34138149)
That’s not even true for Twitter.

https://transparency.twitter.com/en/reports/removal-requests...:

> Overall, Twitter withheld or otherwise removed some or all of the reported content in response to 51% of global legal demands, down 5% from the previous reporting period.

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Re:The FBI was the primary link between the intelligence com... by wrycoder on Monday December 26, 2022 @01:23PM (#34140275)
Your category is "global" "legal" requests i.e. take-down requests. The FBI has special access and its requests aren't included in that report.
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Re:The FBI was the primary link between the intelligence com... by ceejayoz on Monday December 26, 2022 @02:45PM (#34141055)
The FBI was issuing these sorts of requests. I’d welcome specific evidence to the contrary.
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Re:The FBI was the primary link between the intelligence com... by hellfish on Sunday December 25, 2022 @05:07PM (#34131948)
Good idea, it's high time this practice gets banned
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