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I mean, even democratic countries are using mass surveillance, not just autocratic ones. So I think, just like with mass surveilance, this "Social Media Investigation" would become the next step in the evolution of how technology is used against us, every country is gonna start scanning your social media.

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[–] elvith@feddit.org 9 points 6 hours ago

That's exactly what I think will happen/is already happening. I'm not a fan of it and probably have no influence to stop them from doing it - maybe in my own county, but less in a foreign one.

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