I mean, if you’re doing it from the server administration side it would be pretty easy to just copy all that from a previous post
pntha@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
…the obvious flaw that said investigations would clearly conclude the posts were doctored?
The metadata of posts include too many data points (IP address, GPS coords, etc.) needing precise alteration in line with the exact movements of a victim that it would just be too complex to achieve a desirable outcome for Musk. Even if the SS’s investigations were subjective in their approach and/or conclusion, independent investigations would provide a trove of reasonable doubt, even if denied access to the data (which, in itself, would be a point of reasonable doubt).
Cenotaph@mander.xyz 9 hours ago
pntha@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
How would the server admin know the real-time location of the victim to spoof the GPS coordinates? How would the admin know if the victim was with others who could verify they weren’t engaged in their device? How could the admin counter legitimate logs from other applications or services the victim might be using at the timestamp of the post?
There are far too many variables to be able to execute this successfully by professionals, let alone a bunch of IT staff.
testfactor@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
You could just replace the text of a post as it gets submitted. Keep all metadata otherwise unchanged. Lock the account from being able to make edits.
pntha@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
Lock the account from being able to make edits
So, the victim watches their post publish. Acknowledges it’s been doctored. Attempts to edit. Receives some error. And shrugs it off and puts their phone away…? They’ll turn to the closest person with broader knowledge of IT and then it snowballs from there. And that timeline post-publishing would be sufficient evidence for reasonable doubt.
phoenixz@lemmy.ca 9 hours ago
You’re quite enthusiastic there with the idea that anyone would actually investigate any of that instead of just saying “yeap, treason!”
pntha@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
Let’s run a little scenario: a reporters post is doctored or posted completely outside of their control. Their boss calls them in:
“Did you post this?”
“No”
“Yeap, treason!”
Please don’t confuse enthusiasm with critical thinking.
ysjet@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
Ah yes, because this administration is SO good about providing people with due process.
pntha@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
What I’m trying to convey, in the face of your obnoxious sarcasm, is that while the administration would of course interfere in what should be an objective investigation, politicians and reporters have a wealth of powerful advocates in their support networks. The administration can only control the message/investigation of the SS. They cannot control the message or investigations of the victim’s support network, however hard they may try.