Propaganda made by the BBC to make DHS look good? You are awfully cynical.

itishappy 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I'd argue the DHS is incidental and the real story is "law enforcement deserves open access to social media feeds." In this light, the BBC's angle becomes much clearer.

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doodlebugging 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

>You are awfully cynical.

A cynic is simply a realist who has seen too much shit. I am a firm realist. I see the world as it is and hope that others will come along to help make it better but I don't naively hold my breath.

DHS needs a win in the public's eyes. BBC has the air of a trusted platform. It is no big stretch to make the connection that dredging up an old story about tracking down and capturing a pedo using an elite DHS unit would be a useful tool to win back some public support. You notice that there are no dates given in the article so the reader has no way to know that this went down years ago. It looks new and fresh.

Propaganda. I don't have to be gullible so I choose not to be.

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theonething 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

> the reader has no way to know that this went down years ago

Not so.

> Last summer Greg met Lucy, now in her 20s, for the first time. > Lucy (left), now an adult...

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		You are correct. Thank you.

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rootusrootus 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

It’s a story taken from a documentary airing tonight. Unless it’s entirely AI slop, it probably predates the current DHS mess.

Edit: seven years in the making, so entirely coincidental

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amatecha 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

What better way to bolster your reputation than to get your buddies to prop you up with fluff pieces? Also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Eyes

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