[lenerdenator]

Of course. How else are they to know that you posted criticism of the President on the internet?

[DaSHacka]

So far there haven't been any instances of that, from what I'm aware of.

A particular foreign nation, on the other hand...

[lenerdenator]

That's the goal, though.

The current batch of elite have come up in a place where they have no real incentive to act in any way except that of their choosing. They're also exceedingly thin-skinned. If they think they can get away with ruining people who criticize them online, they'll do so.