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EarlG

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18. Hypothetically

Tue Oct 28, 2025, 06:40 PM

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If we received some kind of "dragnet subpoena" where the government simply demanded that we hand over everyone's personal information, my first move would be to get in touch with the ACLU, EFF, Public Citizen, and/or anyone else who might be willing to provide legal assistance to a private organization that is being illegally threatened by the government. At the end of the day though, scraping social media services is far easier and more efficient than going after sites like DU. I don't use social media personally, but if I did, I'd be more concerned about that than about posting on DU.

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As if there weren't already a myriad of reasons to ditch social media Blue Owl Tuesday #1

Do you consider this forum a form of social media? Hope22 Tuesday #34

You are exactly right. It's like... reACTIONary Tuesday #58

Oh, this will end well. misanthrope Tuesday #2

This is completely fukked UpInArms Tuesday #3

Porn, basketball and politics RandySF Tuesday #4

You missed GAMBLING. Zackzzzz Tuesday #55

Does that include DU? lostincalifornia Tuesday #5

I'm sure. CentralMass Tuesday #8

Agree. At this point assume all open conversations on all web sites are monitored. erronis Tuesday #27

Is calling Donald Trump a piece of shit considered interesting? CrispyQ Tuesday #72

I was going to suggest, here ill go ahead and make it easy for them: Volaris Wednesday #92

couldn't have said it better gopiscrap 23 hrs ago #103

Sure. Why Not? Give Peace A Chance Tuesday #35

I suspect they've been monitoring DU for a while already IronLionZion Tuesday #47

Of course. Why wouldn't it? reACTIONary Tuesday #59

Well the US is newer to this jfz9580m 23 hrs ago #100

Duck Speak is Double Plus Bad .... reACTIONary 20 hrs ago #105

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I've never considered DU to be "social media" EarlG Tuesday #9

"What If" BeerBarrelPolka Tuesday #12

Hypothetically EarlG Tuesday #18

Thank you BeerBarrelPolka Tuesday #19

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Plus which it would be hard for them to describe the persons or things dickthegrouch Wednesday #95

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Thank you so much EarlG jfz9580m 23 hrs ago #102

For $5.7 million I am going to speculate that this deal is more hat than cattle... Hugin Tuesday #21

Anything that we think Trump and his fascists "would never do" hadEnuf Tuesday #69

Absolutely. Hugin Tuesday #73

thank you DoBW Tuesday #22

Not worried about our screen names, but should we worry about our IP addresses ending up in their data files? Attilatheblond Tuesday #40

I've been using a VPN for a couple of years and it works great. Snarkoleptic Tuesday #52

Thanks for that great tip! Attilatheblond Tuesday #91

Bluesky orangecrush Tuesday #51

Going in record here that my name is Debbie underpants Tuesday #82

I don't consider DU social media either jfz9580m 10 hrs ago #107

Yes. All interactions with websites are candidates for hoovering. erronis Tuesday #28

Yeah, me too. calimary Tuesday #57

You can't spell INCEL without ICE leftstreet Tuesday #7

related ... DoBW Tuesday #10

Thanks for the info. yellow dahlia Tuesday #13

There are other ways than the "query string" that the apps can monitor you. erronis Tuesday #32

Although it's imprecise, I refer to the string of source identifies as... littlemissmartypants Tuesday #75

Remove the ?mark and everything after it Captain Zero Tuesday #83

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How many Constitutional rights does this violate? yellow dahlia Tuesday #11

As many as they can get away with. CentralMass Tuesday #14

That is the answer to everything right now - isn't it? yellow dahlia Tuesday #16

"It's a criminal enterprise." Malcolm Nance littlemissmartypants Tuesday #76

Malcolm Nance doesn't pull any punches. yellow dahlia Tuesday #79

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Probably none. "ICE claims the program focuses on ..... reACTIONary Tuesday #64

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No. The fourth amendment applies to information for which..... reACTIONary Tuesday #84

Thanks for the explanations. yellow dahlia Tuesday #86

More intrusion by America's Gestapo. republianmushroom Tuesday #15

No problem - build bots cmmngrnd Tuesday #17

It's worse than that: Deploying Predator and Pegasus (previously banned) to spy on people inside our borders. pat_k Tuesday #20

The death of social media liberalgunwilltravel Tuesday #23

Yes & no. It spreads propaganda fast, yes, but it is also a major tool for organizing against this fascist regime. Attilatheblond Tuesday #42

Won't pass a court challenge. Baitball Blogger Tuesday #24

So what? Trump will ignore court orders. Irish_Dem Tuesday #30

From a court order to a civil lawsuit. Baitball Blogger Tuesday #33

He will claim national security issues and it is all classified. Irish_Dem Tuesday #36

Except that lately, the judges are reaching the conclusion that the evidence and charges they produce Baitball Blogger Tuesday #38

Yes but what can judges do to enforce their rulings? Irish_Dem Tuesday #39

Civil charges. By individual name. In State court. Baitball Blogger Tuesday #65

Trump will find a way to work around this. Irish_Dem Tuesday #67

The only work around is he had a donor who will pay for their damages. Baitball Blogger Tuesday #71

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ICE is going to be a general-use gestapo in a bit Oneironaut Tuesday #25

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"Can't stop the signal.." - Mr. Universe BidenRocks Tuesday #29

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do you think azureblue Tuesday #41

Of course! nt Cha Tuesday #60

Also keep in mind that one of the most interesting activities to draw their attention is taxi Tuesday #43

Will it search for words like..... Cheeto IcyPeas Tuesday #44

I see this as like those digital things that tell you how fast you are driving maxrandb Tuesday #45

Fuck Zignal Labs! Initech Tuesday #46

I will be learning Mandarin over the winter n/t Cheezoholic Tuesday #48

I'm going to post Fuck Ice every day. CanonRay Tuesday #49

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Monitor this you ICE motherfucking rzemanfl Tuesday #54

Fuck ICE. bluedigger Tuesday #56

Anyone who thinks that we are not already markodochartaigh Tuesday #61

Sure they are swong19104 Tuesday #62

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K & R for exposure SunSeeker Tuesday #66

Back to the future... Ping Tung Tuesday #68

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I assume they'll come for me eventually. KentuckyWoman Tuesday #81

BIG BROTHER is Finally HERE, in its A.I. Omnipotence! Jack Valentino Tuesday #85

And TheFarseer Tuesday #87

If they can use the system for their ends, We can use it to monitor MAGAts! Jack Valentino Tuesday #88

What are some ways we could JAM IT Captain Zero Tuesday #89

... CentralMass Wednesday #98

We're becoming more like China and Russia every day. subterranean Tuesday #90

Hey, look! It's the old Total Information Awareness program that was 'shut down'. LudwigPastorius Wednesday #97

They are welcome to read my DMs. xmas74 Wednesday #99

This is social media, right? C_U_L8R 23 hrs ago #101

One good thing is we will all be finally able to meet each other. bluestarone 21 hrs ago #104

DARPA WmChris 19 hrs ago #106