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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) by exaeta on Saturday January 19 2019, @07:04AM (3 children)
The Government is a Bird
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday January 19 2019, @07:14PM (1 child)
Dude your mom is monitoring your Facebook. The FBI can't possibly follow all of everyone's bullshit. After the event, yes you bet that shit will be pulled off the disks and looked at mainly BECAUSE YOU FUCKING PUBLISHED IT ONLINE IDIOT!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday January 20 2019, @06:37AM
We must have decentralized means of communication. Then you can have your censored safe space if you wish.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday January 20 2019, @01:41AM
Nobody has "social media accounts" There is however accounts on social networks.
Media is just content, you need the network itself to support the media it is on.