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[–] Manjushri@piefed.social 75 points 11 hours ago (3 children)

OP's headline does not match the article linked in any way. I don't know if the site changed the article or what, but the Grand Jury has not ordered Reddit to turn over any data.

a subpoena issued by federal prosecutors to the management of Reddit, representatives of the site have been ordered to appear before a grand jury in Washington D.C., with an April 14 deadline set in an attempt to compel Reddit to volunteer personal data and the identity of a user who had the temerity to lightly criticize Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on the platform.

Essentially, they have ordered Reddit to send representatives to be badgered into volunteering the user's information.

[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 2 points 43 minutes ago

So they are using a form of harassment? Get them to look at the cost of sending someone vs just betraying one user. Of course the blowback as reddit shows it would betray your anonymity could be a pr disaster.

If the article is correct then the whole demand is truly bizarre. There seems to be nothing in the reddit user's postings to warrant this amount of concern. The fact that his comments are innocuous may be to set a precedent that any criticism, regardless of severity, can be prosecuted or at least intimidation.

[–] Captainautism@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 hours ago

I copy pasted the headline from Particle. Apologies

[–] mechoman444@lemmy.world 33 points 10 hours ago (3 children)

These kinds of posts and titles on Lemmy are a serious issue that I've noticed over the last 6 to 7 months.

There appears to be a serious issue with moderation and a lot of Lemmy subs.

I'm not calling for any Reddit styled moderation here. Absolutely not. I'm just saying something needs to happen here to better moderate these subs.

[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 2 points 43 minutes ago (1 children)

Maybe mods should be subject to review by members.

[–] mechoman444@lemmy.world 3 points 36 minutes ago

One thing I love about eBay is that buyers can also be rated by sellers.

That single handedly resolved many issues.

I'm just saying... You're right.

[–] 1984@lemmy.today 2 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

Isnt it up to the readers of the article to notice and upvote things like this? Lemmy is just a link aggregator. Mods dont read every post. I bet almost everyone has a full time job or student life too.

Report it and upvote the problem and it will be fixed by a mod eventually, and readers will be aware until that happens.

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 9 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

It's really easy for one of the mods in this community to make the op fix the headline or remove the post. Did anyone report it?