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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/1111823

A new Senate report calls out the FBI for lying to Congress about its social media monitoring, pointing out the FBI’s hiring of ZeroFox.

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[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 22 points 2 years ago

I see that despite the incessant whining from Republicans, the FBI has changed little since Hoover.

[–] NSA_Server_04@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I mean, the black panthers were labeled as an extremest group at one point… soooo yea.

[–] knfrmity@lemmygrad.ml 11 points 2 years ago

From the perspective of the US state they were. Black liberation and communism are diametrically opposed to the interests of that state. BLM is largely not ML, but liberation of oppressed minorities (aside from the propertied ruling class) is still one of the threats the US state must respond to.

[–] Raphael@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago (1 children)

FBI is a racist organization controlled by a racist country.

[–] LeZero@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Rest in peace Fred Hampton, murdered by the FBI without any consequences

Was there any punishement for running Cointelpro, a totalitarian surveillance program pointed against minority groups?

[–] sangle_of_flame@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

ah, that's not surprising

really bad, but not surprising

[–] febra@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

This doesn't surprise me one bit. It's the feds after all

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