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Meta blocks links to hacked JD Vance dossier over election interference concerns

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Re: Meta blocks links to hacked JD Vance dossier over election interference concerns

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Post by djohnston »

Larrikin wrote: post #14
fleabagmange wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

On the other hand this type of censorship occurred in favor of the Biden candidacy in relation to the Hunter Biden laptop scandal. What’s fair is fair, if they censor one set of controversial findings they ought censor the other.

Which office was Hunter Biden running for last cycle?

That’s hardly a reasonable retort. The contents implicated Hunter Biden being used as a pay-to-play doorway to his father, who was running last cycle. Using a middle man doesn’t make it less corrupt.

Re: Meta blocks links to hacked JD Vance dossier over election interference concerns

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Post by noworriesnate »

This will likely increase engagement on Facebook, so it's just good business for them. There'll be more vicious social media "wars," more vicious comments, more toxicity. And while everyone is mad at each other, they'll be seeing ads.

Re: Meta blocks links to hacked JD Vance dossier over election interference concerns

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Post by arnaudsm »

Canada wrote: post #8

If it's in the public interest, and it's true, then it's news and should be published regardless of who came up with it or their possible motives are for doing so. The PDF link posted by moneycantbuy in this thread appears to be appropriately redacted, hiding personal information which isn't newsworthy such as his social security number and home address.. but even then, I just tried Googling "JD Vance home" and I get…

It's not in the public interest if it's not authentified.

We had a similar leak during the french presidential election, the "MacronLeaks". It was a mix of fabricated scandalous data, and legitimate boring data. I'm glad the media chose not to cover it.

Re: Meta blocks links to hacked JD Vance dossier over election interference concerns

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Post by [deleted] »

blackeyeblitzar wrote: post #5

I really wish these companies would be consistent about their policies. It feels like they pick and choose when to enforce them, often times seemingly in line with their employees’ or leaders’ biases. For example what constitutes a ‘hacked’ item? The JD Vance dossier? Biden’s daughter’s journal? Trump’s tax returns? Hunter Biden’s laptop? Diplomatic cables from Wikileaks? Why are some of these given a pass and others…

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Re: Meta blocks links to hacked JD Vance dossier over election interference concerns

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Post by whimsicalism »

arnaudsm wrote: post #23
Canada wrote: post #8

If it's in the public interest, and it's true, then it's news and should be published regardless of who came up with it or their possible motives are for doing so. The PDF link posted by moneycantbuy in this thread appears to be appropriately redacted, hiding personal information which isn't newsworthy such as his social security number and home address.. but even then, I just tried Googling "JD Vance home" and I get…

It's not in the public interest if it's not authentified. We had a similar leak during the french presidential election, the "MacronLeaks". It was a mix of fabricated scandalous data, and legitimate boring data. I'm glad the media chose not to cover it.

In the US we have a long history of claiming that leaks are fabricated but I can’t think of a single one that actually has been. They just lie about it and then after the election admit they were lying.

Exact thing happened with wikileaks Hillary email leak and the Hunter Biden laptop.

Re: Meta blocks links to hacked JD Vance dossier over election interference concerns

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Post by mindslight »

Canada wrote: post #8

If it's in the public interest, and it's true, then it's news and should be published regardless of who came up with it or their possible motives are for doing so. The PDF link posted by moneycantbuy in this thread appears to be appropriately redacted, hiding personal information which isn't newsworthy such as his social security number and home address.. but even then, I just tried Googling "JD Vance home" and I get…

> unless a version containing the unredacted SSN is floating around

That is not a good reason. Social Security numbers are not secret, rather they're akin to a name equivalent. Negligent companies continue abusing them as if knowing them proves identity, because they apparently find it more profitable to reduce customer friction and then eat the resulting fraud (at least the fraud they can't push on to others). This and the financial industry's whole larger "identity theft" ruse is supported by the needless tiptoeing around ID numbers, and we need to just stop.

Re: Meta blocks links to hacked JD Vance dossier over election interference concerns

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Post by decremental »

djohnston wrote: post #21
Larrikin wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Which office was Hunter Biden running for last cycle?

That’s hardly a reasonable retort. The contents implicated Hunter Biden being used as a pay-to-play doorway to his father, who was running last cycle. Using a middle man doesn’t make it less corrupt.

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Re: Meta blocks links to hacked JD Vance dossier over election interference concerns

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Post by fwungy »

Who would collect such a dossier?

Who would want such a thing exposed?

How many Trump voters care about the details of JD Vance enough to change their vote (zero)?

Why has Zuck publicly shifted from strong anti-Trump positioning to neutral or mildly pro-Trump?

The Razor only works when you use it.

Re: Meta blocks links to hacked JD Vance dossier over election interference concerns

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Post by leereeves »

Canada wrote: post #8

If it's in the public interest, and it's true, then it's news and should be published regardless of who came up with it or their possible motives are for doing so. The PDF link posted by moneycantbuy in this thread appears to be appropriately redacted, hiding personal information which isn't newsworthy such as his social security number and home address.. but even then, I just tried Googling "JD Vance home" and I get…

> If it's in the public interest

What's in this dossier that's in the public interest?

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