The distinction between public and private is obvious to the initiated, but probably not to everyone. e.g. https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/charlie-kirk-assassination...

With the right sorts of access given by companies seeking to avoid the ire of the administration, I'm pretty sure even private profiles could be considered to be public.

>I'm pretty sure even private profiles could be considered to be public.

I don’t think there’s any evidence that this is happening, the article itself talks about public posts.

It’s well established that if you post evidence of a crime publicly on social media the government will find it and use it. Illegal immigration is a crime by definition, using public information to find people who committed this crime is not the same as reading private mail.

Agreed that there's no evidence that's happening yet -- but I don't think that the median Discord user understands their discord posts to be public in the same way that an X user would.

FWIW, illegal immigration isn't a actually a crime, it's a civil issue (i.e. more akin to breach of contract)

Hey, aspirations gotta start somewhere!