Threads is following X’s lead, blocking links to purportedly leaked documents about vice presidential candidate JD Vance.

Meta says the links could come from hacked or leaked sources — and it’s blocking them because of the potential connection. The FBI and other intelligence agencies last month warned that Iran-backed hackers had sought to access information from the Trump campaign.

Purportedly hacked documents have been floating around various media outlets ever since, and while the existence of these documents has been reported, almost all outlets have refused to publish the details due to the potentially illicit way they were obtained.

  • CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    2 months ago

    If it’s nothing, then there’s no harm in linking to it. Why block it?

    By taking this action, the Streisand effect has taken place and now people are actively looking for it.

    Edit: clarified my comment

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          Well, I don’t have either, but if you do you could post it?

          Again, so far as I can tell there’s nothing of interest - including his 2006 ticket for speeding.

          He owns a 1.3 million dollar house and paid 30k in property taxes. He’s a right wing shitheel just like it says on the tin.

          The story here is about keeping their names in the headlines, imo.

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              2 months ago

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