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Re:Israel demanded Google and Amazon use secret 'wink' to si... by NewJazz on Friday October 31, 2025 @12:08AM (#45768329)
To be fair it is not necessarily true that they did this. Devil's advocate (emphasis on the devil part) -- google and amazon may have agreed to do this / put it in the contract but never followed through.
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Re:Israel demanded Google and Amazon use secret 'wink' to si... by Cheer2171 on Friday October 31, 2025 @01:40AM (#45768755)
It is criminal conspiracy, a federal felony in the US, if you contract to commit a crime. Conspiracy is a standalone crime on its own, independent if the contracted crime is never carried out (in breach of contract).

The mob tried your argument generations ago. It never worked.

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Re:Israel demanded Google and Amazon use secret 'wink' to si... by voganmother42 on Friday October 31, 2025 @07:28AM (#45770838)
The US Gov effectively is the mob now, laws don’t matter anymore
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Re:Israel demanded Google and Amazon use secret 'wink' to si... by DaSHacka on Saturday November 01, 2025 @03:22AM (#45779825)
Source?
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Re:Israel demanded Google and Amazon use secret 'wink' to si... by voganmother42 on Sunday November 02, 2025 @10:33AM (#45791038)
My source was on a boat that was destroyed by a military strike
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