From the Times article, it doesn't sound like this was about monitoring "political dissent" but rather about seeing how the public felt about things.
If I post something on my blog expressing my opinion on some issue, or I tweet about it, or otherwise broadcast it to the world, I'm happy if it is read by people who are in a position to decide that issue and might influence them to make the decision I want.
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[ 4.5 ms ] story [ 15.7 ms ] threadIf I post something on my blog expressing my opinion on some issue, or I tweet about it, or otherwise broadcast it to the world, I'm happy if it is read by people who are in a position to decide that issue and might influence them to make the decision I want.