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0 pointstomatotomato376y ago0 comments

I think a point of contention over the unmoderated aspect is that compared to it's sister site 4chan which will actively coordinate with authorities and temporarily take the site down whenever evidence is being collected, 8chan appears to treat the authorities with contempt to the point of needing a search warrant. It's creator Fredrick calling for the site's shutdown was the killing strike in my opinion, though the site had /g/ establish a full Tor infrastructure years ago so it's not going to really truly die anytime soon

Speaking of 4chan if I was Hiro right now I would be batting down the hatches and moving most of the moderation force to the problem boards to snipe any incoherent manifestos until this all blows over.

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the84726y ago

Requiring a search warrant seems like due process to me, not contempt. In many other cases handing over data to law enforcement without a warrant is seen as surveillance and a breach of privacy.

mLuby6y ago

>treat the authorities with contempt to the point of needing a search warrant

Everyone must comply with lawful orders—that's the point of the law. Respect is not mandatory (so long as it doesn't interfere with lawful orders); it is earned and can be lost.

If this were not true, the right to avoid self-incrimination would be meaningless.

tomatotomato37OP6y ago

The thing is that Moot (and probably Hiro too) actively intercepts and forwards mass-shooty type stuff it to the cops instead of waiting for a warrant to avoid this exact situation. Emphasis on intercept, you can't have a media shitstorm decrying you as the axis of evil if the only thing they can find on your site is mass speculation because a mod autosaged the shooter's manifesto 3 minutes after it was posted

mLuby6y ago

Questions:

1. What is "autosaged"? UrbanDictionary was no help… ^__^;

2. By intercept do you mean "notice quickly" or "prevent from arriving/posting"?

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the84726y ago

Requiring a search warrant seems like due process to me, not contempt. In many other cases handing over data to law enforcement without a warrant is seen as surveillance and a breach of privacy.

mLuby6y ago

>treat the authorities with contempt to the point of needing a search warrant

Everyone must comply with lawful orders—that's the point of the law. Respect is not mandatory (so long as it doesn't interfere with lawful orders); it is earned and can be lost.

If this were not true, the right to avoid self-incrimination would be meaningless.

tomatotomato37OP6y ago

mLuby6y ago

Questions:

1. What is "autosaged"? UrbanDictionary was no help… ^__^;

2. By intercept do you mean "notice quickly" or "prevent from arriving/posting"?

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