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In response to "Update: Orlando shooter's motivations remain unclear -- (link)" by ÜMLaut

I am confused by the censoring. I know they announced it in advance but not quite sure the purpose

Posted by ty97 Jun 20 '16, 09:47

Then again, their could be a legit reason

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Ostensibly it's to keep them from getting more undeserved publicity. - znufrii, dad. Jun 20, 09:52 4
- I'm really baffled by both sides of this. - Mel Profit Jun 20, 10:46 3
  - "Why wouldn't the administration want to call it ISIS-inspired?" is easy. - Ender Jun 20, 10:58
  - What znu said, people lose their minds about ISIS/radical Islamic terrorism. - Inigo Jun 20, 10:57
  - *invades a country that had nothing to do with it* - znufrii, dad. Jun 20, 10:54
Oh, here--it will keep us #safe -- (link) - ÜMLaut Jun 20, 09:50 8
- I feel safer already! -- nm - SGTAmerica #TeamCap Jun 20, 10:01
- Like all good censorship does. -- nm - iSpam Jun 20, 09:51 6
  - The thinking behind this is just mind-numbing. -- nm - ÜMLaut Jun 20, 09:52 5
    - I forget, is this week a "words matter" or a "words don't matter" week for the White House? -- nm - Ender Jun 20, 10:40 4
      - maybe they want us to play madlibs? -- nm - ÜMLaut Jun 20, 10:42 3
        
        "Ok, we need a proper noun that has NOTHING to do with [omitted]!!!" -- nm - Ender Jun 20, 10:44 2
        
        I've got it narrowed down to "Waffle House", "Jeff Bezos" or "Uber" -- nm - ÜMLaut Jun 20, 10:52 1
        
        I said NOT related to [omitted]!!! -- nm - Ender Jun 20, 10:54

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