Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-03-13 17:49:38 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 9BD061678EE6B92E0BEBA21C8A1EF980FD861E1EC36197D4DE684406C6568ACF
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Original Note:
Mackey is not being persecuted for posting memes, but for trying to trick Clinton voters into not actually voting, which is not protected speech under the first amendment. https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/social-media-influencer-charged-election-interference-stemming-voter-disinformation https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/27/nyregion/douglass-mackey-arrested-far-right-twitter.html
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