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Dec 17 • 2 tweets • 1 min read
Being on that committee you should know:
- How much has been spent, and how many DHS/DOJ employees have been assigned, to monitoring and flagging social media?
- Why is the FBI asking for "location information" about ordinary Americans and media outlets like @RSBNetwork?
- What "law enforcement" objective is served by asking for Billy Baldwin's location information?
- Why is the FBI/DHS in the business of analyzing and flagging social media content at all? When were these programs created and who approved them?

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