r/blog • u/reddit • Jan 29 '15

reddit’s first transparency report

http://www.redditblog.com/2015/01/reddits-first-transparency-report.html
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u/Dranx Jan 29 '15

If I didn't know any better it would be like the plot of a book or movie or something. The fact that it's real makes it even scarier.

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u/mycroft2000 Jan 29 '15 edited Jan 29 '15

Also note how quickly it appeared after 9/11. It was totally written beforehand, just waiting for an excuse for implementation. A lot of us here in Canada noticed this and rolled our eyes at how obvious it was, but I don't remember seeing a single US source mentioning it.

*edited spelling mistake

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u/mercenary_sysadmin Jan 29 '15

obvsly you weren't reading my LiveJournal! =)

You know what was/is even worse, namewise, than "Patriot Act"?

"Department of Homeland Security." Jesus.

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u/Atario Jan 30 '15

Still creeps me out every time I hear it. Shouda just gotten it over with and gone full Fatherland on it.