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D.C. Grand Jury Orders Reddit to Turn Over Data on Anonymous ICE Critic (www.jezebel.com)
submitted 1 week ago by Captainautism@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Reason number 5,386 to delete your Reddit account and encourage your friends & loved ones to do the same.

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[-] 13igTyme@piefed.social 50 points 1 week ago

This is a reminder to everyone. If you or someone you know is still on Reddit. Use an extension to bulk deleted everything before deleting the account. You're friends and family are not safe posting on reddit.

[-] EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world 77 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I am no fan of reddit but in this case Reddit appears to have championed this users anonymity going so far as to actively draw the ire of the administration.

  • Reddit refused to comply with the initial administrative subpoena
  • the Federal government came back with this grand jury subpoena and warned Reddit not to disclose the existence of the subpoena or they’d consider it interference in federal law enforcement
  • Reddit complied with this new legally binding subpoena, but did not comply with the demand to keep it a secret. In the contrary, they immediately alerted the user of the subpoena which allowed him time to immediately lawyer up.

You’re not wrong that you’re not safe posting on Reddit, but if this case is any indication you’re not any less safe posting in Reddit than any other site, including Lemmy.

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