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riversedge

(78,881 posts) Tue Oct 14, 2025, 05:39 PM Oct 14

Pam Bondi under fire after bragging about social media takedown orders

Source: msn.com

Story by Sarah K. Burris • 3h

Attorney General Pam Bondi is under fire for telling Facebook parent company Meta to remove content on the social media site.

Bondi claimed that a Facebook group posts public photos of federal agents, including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, that identify them.

"Today following outreach from @thejusticedept, Facebook removed a large group page that was being used to dox and target @ICEgov agents in Chicago," Bondi said, noting that ICE agents are being targeted.

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First Amendment and defamation lawyer Ari Cohen commented, "Discussion of where ICE has been spotted operating, and even the identities of agents, is protected by the First Amendment. If there's a true threat, you prosecute that. But you cannot silence lawful speech, or pressure platforms to, because you're worried it might be 'misused.'"............................

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Pam Bondi under fire after bragging about social media takedown orders (Original Post) riversedge Oct 14 OP

Bahahahhaa...remember when theSocials got yelled at by MAGA, Volaris Oct 14 #1

I find it hard to believe agents are being doxxed... IcyPeas Oct 14 #2

"you cannot silence lawful speech" JoseBalow Oct 14 #3

In the internet age? Good luck with that. paleotn Oct 14 #4

I'm afraid that nothing will stop them from trying JoseBalow Oct 14 #5

Wouldn't put it past them. They're dumb enough to try. paleotn Oct 14 #6

I seem to remember the MAGAts went nuts when Biden simply communicated with media sites. flashman13 Oct 14 #7

Not so cool when the shoe's on the other foot, eh, EvaBlonde? lastlib Oct 14 #8

Yep, it's Eva Bondi! 3825-87867 Oct 14 #9

Volaris

(11,279 posts)

1. Bahahahhaa...remember when theSocials got yelled at by MAGA,

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Tue Oct 14, 2025, 06:50 PM

Oct 14

because Twitter was censoring them?

IcyPeas

(24,636 posts)

2. I find it hard to believe agents are being doxxed...

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Tue Oct 14, 2025, 06:59 PM

Oct 14

Is there proof of this? 99.9% of them are wearing masks and are unidentifiable. So how are they being doxed? They certainly don't give their names ...

Oh and

Fuck Pam bondi

And fuck Donald Trump.

P.s. I hope they are doxxed.

JoseBalow

(8,941 posts)

3. "you cannot silence lawful speech"

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Tue Oct 14, 2025, 07:05 PM

Oct 14

Challenge accepted!

paleotn

(21,186 posts)

4. In the internet age? Good luck with that.

Reply to JoseBalow (Reply #3)

Tue Oct 14, 2025, 07:40 PM

Oct 14

Short of Chinese and Russian level bans on certain sites, that's a nearly hopeless cause. The internet is a double edged sword.

JoseBalow

(8,941 posts)

5. I'm afraid that nothing will stop them from trying

Reply to paleotn (Reply #4)

Tue Oct 14, 2025, 07:43 PM

Oct 14

unfortunately.

paleotn

(21,186 posts)

6. Wouldn't put it past them. They're dumb enough to try.

Reply to JoseBalow (Reply #5)

Tue Oct 14, 2025, 07:55 PM

Oct 14

But the shit storm a Chinese style internet crackdown would cause would be ginormous. There there's the whole VPN thing. Every site I visit tonight thinks I'm in Toronto.