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Re: After Town Bans Flock, Councilmember Crashes Out, Proposes Internet, Phone Ban

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Post by curiouser2 » Wed, May 20, 2026, 5:27 PM UTC

Re: After Town Bans Flock, Councilmember Crashes Out, Proposes Internet, Phone Ban

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Post by nemomarx » Wed, May 20, 2026, 5:29 PM UTC

mckn1ght wrote: post #9

arikrahman wrote: post #2

I was expecting the headline to be sensational but a crash out was exactly what happened. The bad faith non-sequiturs is the cherry on top.

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Why is the revealed preference of "I don't want to have a contract with a specific notorious company" mapped to "I don't want Internet at all" here? Maybe he should have proposed banning Comcast or another notorious company.

Re: After Town Bans Flock, Councilmember Crashes Out, Proposes Internet, Phone Ban

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Post by davidu » Wed, May 20, 2026, 5:31 PM UTC

ofjcihen wrote: post #3

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This has not happened with Flock, nor have they ever been credibly accused of this. And what a weak conspiracy style post to insinuate it has.

Re: After Town Bans Flock, Councilmember Crashes Out, Proposes Internet, Phone Ban

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Post by 0xbadcafebee » Wed, May 20, 2026, 5:32 PM UTC

Do they not get that surveillance doesn't actually make anything safe? It makes it so you can prosecute after the crime has already been committed. It's not like thieves will go "I was going to rob this 7-11, but damn, they have security cameras inside!" The cameras are there to intimidate. Criminals aren't intimidated by prison time.

Re: After Town Bans Flock, Councilmember Crashes Out, Proposes Internet, Phone Ban

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Post by zikduruqe » Wed, May 20, 2026, 5:32 PM UTC

fred_is_fred wrote: post #4

Does Texas have open records law for politicians? He's taking this personally, which means he has a personal stake in the outcome.

Probably. https://deflock.org/foia

Re: After Town Bans Flock, Councilmember Crashes Out, Proposes Internet, Phone Ban

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Post by SpicyLemonZest » Wed, May 20, 2026, 5:33 PM UTC

arikrahman wrote: post #2

I was expecting the headline to be sensational but a crash out was exactly what happened. The bad faith non-sequiturs is the cherry on top.

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Re: After Town Bans Flock, Councilmember Crashes Out, Proposes Internet, Phone Ban

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Post by beepbooptheory » Wed, May 20, 2026, 5:34 PM UTC

Just wanna say I am happy 404media is, presumably, not banned here anymore!

Re: After Town Bans Flock, Councilmember Crashes Out, Proposes Internet, Phone Ban

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Post by kotaKat » Wed, May 20, 2026, 5:35 PM UTC

davidu wrote: post #13

ofjcihen wrote: post #3

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This has not happened with Flock, nor have they ever been credibly accused of this. And what a weak conspiracy style post to insinuate it has.

lol ok https://www.flocksafety.com/refer

Re: After Town Bans Flock, Councilmember Crashes Out, Proposes Internet, Phone Ban

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Post by dogleash » Wed, May 20, 2026, 5:38 PM UTC

davidu wrote: post #13

ofjcihen wrote: post #3

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This has not happened with Flock, nor have they ever been credibly accused of this. And what a weak conspiracy style post to insinuate it has.

> nor have they ever been accused of this

Sure they have. Just look at the accusation in the comment you're replying to.

Re: After Town Bans Flock, Councilmember Crashes Out, Proposes Internet, Phone Ban

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Post by davidu » Wed, May 20, 2026, 5:39 PM UTC

davidu wrote: post #13

ofjcihen wrote: post #3

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This has not happened with Flock, nor have they ever been credibly accused of this. And what a weak conspiracy style post to insinuate it has.

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