BygoneNeutrino comments on D.C. Grand Jury Orders Reddit to Turn Over Data on Anonymous ICE Critic

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[–] BygoneNeutrino@lemmy.world 34 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (7 children)

I find it reassuring that the government is at least acting like they can't identify this user without Reddit's consent. I wonder why this charade is necessary; are they trying to set a legal precedent?

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[–] cabillaud@lemmy.world 20 points 5 months ago

They want to intimidate people, imho.

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[–] nova_ad_vitum@lemmy.ca 15 points 5 months ago (2 children)

They want to prosecute peope in open court so using the NSA to id people would be inconvenient (but not impossible).