[firesteelrain]

Kudos to Facebook for identifying a novel way to capture this criminal.

But every time I read these types of articles, I am not shocked to learn about the folks working at these tech companies seemingly against working with law enforcement whatsoever.

If it was your child, wouldn’t you want to help rather than stand on principles?

That’s what gets me every time.

[richardwhiuk]

- Which law enforcement agencies do you choose to work with?

- All of them?

- Just the US ones?

- What about employees who aren't US citizens?

- Which crimes are you happy to help enforce?

- To what extent are you happy to be used as a tool of the US criminal justice system?

- Do you want to enable the US government to have dragnet surveillance of the entire world?

Bear in mind, the US government is very keen on using it's power for economic advantage, and not just for criminal enforcement.

In some cases it's clear cut - it's clearly in Meta's interest to safeguard children on their platform.

In some cases it's clear that not co-operating is probably the right thing to do - e.g. protecting a journalist reporting on North Korea.

[big-green-man]

- any as long as they meet my criteria

- see above

- see above

- what?

- any crimes that involve coercion of others and nothing else

- to the extent I can help stop coercion of others and nothing else

- no.

[richardwhiuk]

Does economic coercion count? What are your criteria?

[big-green-man]

Pressuring someone to do something against their will with threats of action.

[janice1999]

You are surely not naive enough to think they will use this surveillance tool just against child predators, right?