Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-02-09 22:49:35 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 66F114B50A6D8BC3C722B4327A4EC5A992E6FE11E2DB189DB8D93D5703A81F10
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Original Note:
Douglass Mackey was tried and convicted in court for Conspiracy Against Rights— not for “making memes” but specifically for conspiring to disenfranchise black voters by creating fake ad campaigns directing victims to vote by text message. Voter suppression ≠ free speech. https://apnews.com/article/right-wing-influencer-sentenced-voter-suppression-6bbf876ed7b81cb137669129350791b9 https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/social-media-influencer-douglass-mackey-convicted-election-interference-2016 https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/social-media-influencer-douglass-mackey-sentenced-after-conviction-election
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