An update on state-sponsored activity

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Post by tony101 » Thu, Aug 23, 2018, 8:58 PM UTC

An update on state-sponsored activity
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Re: An update on state-sponsored activity

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Post by lolc » Thu, Aug 23, 2018, 11:28 PM UTC

They can't tell you when their own government goes fishing in their pond so they talk about Iran instead.

Re: An update on state-sponsored activity

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Post by ariwilson » Thu, Aug 23, 2018, 11:35 PM UTC

lolc wrote: post #2

They can't tell you when their own government goes fishing in their pond so they talk about Iran instead.

https://transparencyreport.google.com/user-data/overview?use...

Re: An update on state-sponsored activity

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Post by [deleted] » Fri, Aug 24, 2018, 12:22 AM UTC

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Re: An update on state-sponsored activity

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Post by rule_follower » Fri, Aug 24, 2018, 12:36 AM UTC

ariwilson wrote: post #3

lolc wrote: post #2

They can't tell you when their own government goes fishing in their pond so they talk about Iran instead.

https://transparencyreport.google.com/user-data/overview?use...

Those are actions with judicial oversight. I believe OP was referring to NSLs and other IC actions.

Re: An update on state-sponsored activity

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Post by pstuart » Fri, Aug 24, 2018, 12:59 AM UTC

lolc wrote: post #2

They can't tell you when their own government goes fishing in their pond so they talk about Iran instead.

At this point I'm actually less worried about the NSA and their friends then the NRA and theirs.

Re: An update on state-sponsored activity

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Post by baza89 » Fri, Aug 24, 2018, 1:03 AM UTC

So Google and Facebook are deleting accounts with political content because it comes from across the pond?

Nice going land of the free.

Re: An update on state-sponsored activity

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Post by User23 » Fri, Aug 24, 2018, 1:11 AM UTC

How many Googlers are drawing a second paycheck from a foreign or domestic spy agency? The root of that equation is assuredly greater than 1. How much greater?

Re: An update on state-sponsored activity

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Post by p49k » Fri, Aug 24, 2018, 1:15 AM UTC

baza89 wrote: post #7

So Google and Facebook are deleting accounts with political content because it comes from across the pond? Nice going land of the free.

You forgot the part where that “political content” was disguised as domestic opinion. Reducing the amount of astroturfing on the internet is a good thing.

Re: An update on state-sponsored activity

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Post by drb91 » Fri, Aug 24, 2018, 1:32 AM UTC

p49k wrote: post #9

baza89 wrote: post #7

So Google and Facebook are deleting accounts with political content because it comes from across the pond? Nice going land of the free.

You forgot the part where that “political content” was disguised as domestic opinion. Reducing the amount of astroturfing on the internet is a good thing.

Is there any evidence it’s working? Seems to mostly piss people off.

Anyway, most astroturfing is done by american companies and is more harmful. Will google stop them too? Highly doubtful.