I am on two other social network sites

They are starting to peeve me.
One does not allow politics of any kind, one has a "Controversial" forum but each new topic must be approved by admin. Which can take up to 24 hours.
There is a very fine line to be walked as to whether a topic is political or not.
Really wearing thin with me. I make posts while the topic is in my head, why the need to wait 24 hours?

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FreddieUK · 70-79, M

I've never phoned anywhere that suits me quite as well as this one. I'm not on any other social media. I found the only people doing any censoring on here are other contributors who block you so they don't have to see what you're saying. Of course that works both ways. 😂

DeWayfarer · 61-69, M

Don't do discord. The US government is monitoring now.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/why-the-government-is-watching-discord/vi-AA1SFBaN

The government is paying close attention to Discord. In this video, we explain why. We look at leaked documents and official concerns. What started as a gaming app is now under scrutiny. This affects more people than you think

This is obviously about the gaming world. Yet politics is the real reason for USA government monitoring discord.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/us-department-homeland-security-reportedly-223749355.html

US Department of Homeland Security has reportedly demanded personal information about ICE's critics from Discord, Reddit, Google, and Meta—and at least 3 of those platforms have complied.

In recent months, the US Department of Homeland Security has issued hundreds of administrative subpoenas to Google, Reddit, Discord, and Meta to obtain the identifying information of individuals behind accounts that track or criticize Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations, according to New York Times reporting.

According to four federal officials and tech industry workers who spoke on condition of anonymity, the issued subpoenas requested that the companies provide names, email addresses, telephone numbers, and other data that could be used to identify Americans who publicly decry ICE and or identified the locations of its agents.

Of the subpoenaed platforms—which can choose whether or not to supply the requested information—Google, Meta, and Reddit have complied with some of the requests. Some of the accountholders in question were informed that the DHS had requested their information, and were given 10 to 14 days to challenge the subpoena in court.

"When we receive a subpoena, our review process is designed to protect user privacy while meeting our legal obligations," a Google spokesperson told the New York Times. "We inform users when their accounts have been subpoenaed, unless under legal order not to or in an exceptional circumstance. We review every legal demand and push back against those that are overbroad."

The US government's efforts to identify Americans who oppose its actions coincides with rising fears about online surveillance and privacy, as some of the companies being issued subpoenas are the same companies requiring users to provide private information.

Gusman · 61-69, M

@DeWayfarer I had a look at Discord and was turned off immediately because it seemed predominately voice calls, video calls and text messaging?
Seems that there are too many negatives for me to be interested in it.

DeWayfarer · 61-69, M

@Gusman It's happening to all the major social media though.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/technology/dhs-anti-ice-social-media.html

U.S. Immigration Crackdown

Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts

The department has sent Google, Meta and other companies hundreds of subpoenas for information on accounts that track or comment on Immigration and Customs Enforcement, officials and tech workers said.
Listen to this article · 6:58 min Learn more

A crowd of protesters in a city street cast an array of long shadows across pavement in the foreground.
The Department of Homeland Security is expanding its efforts to identify Americans who oppose Immigration and Customs Enforcement.Credit...Victor J. Blue for The New York Times
Sheera FrenkelMike Isaac

By Sheera Frenkel and Mike Isaac

Sheera Frenkel and Mike Isaac report on Silicon Valley tech companies.
Feb. 13, 2026

The Department of Homeland Security is expanding its efforts to identify Americans who oppose Immigration and Customs Enforcement by sending tech companies legal requests for the names, email addresses, telephone numbers and other identifying data behind social media accounts that track or criticize the agency.

In recent months, Google, Reddit, Discord and Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, have received hundreds of administrative subpoenas from the Department of Homeland Security, according to four government officials and tech employees privy to the requests. They spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly.

Google, Meta and Reddit complied with some of the requests, the government officials said. In the subpoenas, the department asked the companies for identifying details of accounts that do not have a real person’s name attached and that have criticized ICE or pointed to the locations of ICE agents. The New York Times saw two subpoenas that were sent to Meta over the last six months.

The tech companies, which can choose whether or not to provide the information, have said they review government requests before complying. Some of the companies notified the people whom the government had requested data on and gave them 10 to 14 days to fight the subpoena in court.

“The government is taking more liberties than they used to,” said Steve Loney, a senior supervising attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania. “It’s a whole other level of frequency and lack of accountability.” Over the last six months, Mr. Loney has represented people whose social media account information was sought by the Department of Homeland Security.

The department said it had “broad administrative subpoena authority” but did not address questions about its requests. In court, its lawyers have argued that they are seeking information to help keep ICE agents in the field safe.
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Note I had to include the whole article on this one since the New York times is a subscription. Yeah there are ways around it. 😈

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Gusman · 61-69, M

@DeWayfarer The world, under Mr Trump, is going to rack and ruin.

TheSirfurryanimalWales · 61-69, M

Never even noticed there was a controversial section.
Now I’ve gone and seen it.
And you can get away with politics sometimes in the other place if it’s not American politics.

Gusman · 61-69, M

@TheSirfurryanimalWales One thing I do not understand is the particular forum is labelled Controversial, why the need to review it?
The post will be controversial. But only to some members.

MasterLee · 56-60, M

Sounds dull

CreyvinMoorhead · 36-40, M

TapaTalk

Discord

Gusman · 61-69, M

@CreyvinMoorhead Are these two sites that allow politics, without being approved first?

CreyvinMoorhead · 36-40, M

@Gusman Not sure, as I have no interest in politics

Ohplease47 · F

Just another cowardly attempt to censor the last free speech powerhouse...the internet itself

All corpirate media outlets are in on it

whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M

Some people are just control freaks...😷

Gusman · 61-69, M

@whowasthatmaskedman When I look at past "Controversial" posts, they are few and far between.
One posted early January, one of mine in October, one in September, one in July etc.
Seems like members also do not like their posts needing to be reviewed before posting.

whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M

@Gusman I only use this place. Thats all.. And I have my reasons for that. Before this I was on EP. But the lack of restriction is what I like here. Within certain legal and moral guidelines of course. And I wont lie. On some days it is fun to poke certain Americans with a stick. 😉

Gusman · 61-69, M

@whowasthatmaskedman One of the other sites I am seriously thinking about leaving, because of the restrictions and some members who think it is their site, when it is clearly not.

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