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The FBI 'Can Neither Confirm nor Deny' That It Monitors Your Social Media Posts
In recent years, the federal government has significantly ramped up its efforts to monitor people on social media. The FBI, for one, has repeatedly acknowledged that it engages in surveillance of social media posts. So it was surprising when the bureau responded to our Freedom of Information Act request on this kind of surveillance by saying that it "can neither confirm nor deny the existence of records."
The six other federal agencies we submitted the FOIA request to haven't produced a single document. The request, filed last May, seeks information on how the agencies collect and analyze posts from Facebook, Twitter, and other social media sites.
Today we sued the agencies to get some answers, because the public has a right to know about the exact nature of social media surveillance — especially whether agencies are monitoring and retaining social media posts, or using surveillance products that label activists and people of color as threats to public safety based on their First Amendment-protected activities.
(Score: 2, Interesting) by Ethanol-fueled on Saturday January 19 2019, @01:11AM (2 children)
Hey, FBI, I want to commit the act of Jihad.* ALELELELELELELELELELELELEEEEE! Allahu Akhbar!
* A totally hypothetical act of Jihad played out in only the video game Minecraft, in this case "Jihad" means, the execution of those from the Frankfurt school who are trying to destroy America from within and will be tried for the crime of treason shortly. This includes Hillary Clinton, and other people of power who have been on the record attempting to subvert the nation and values of the United States of America, to include the numerous corrupt agents acting within you.
(Score: 2) by aristarchus on Saturday January 19 2019, @09:43AM (1 child)
Wha?? Ethanol_fueled references the Frankfort School? Perhaps he is not the besotted ignoramus we all assumed! Smarter than a Runaway1966, eh? So, Eth, who were the Frankfort School? Name one, if you can, so we know this was not just a random lucky reference. An incorrect reference, by the way. The Frankfort School opposed Nazis, and punched them in the face, when the could.
(Score: -1, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday January 19 2019, @02:10PM
Jews. Frankfurt school was jews. The Jews did Frankfurt school just like the jews did USS Liberty and the Twin Towers.