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og post: https://hexbear.net/post/6608284
While it was absolutely spreading unverified accounts that were a bit sus, I think the discussion prompted needs to be had for the USian comrades especially. Feds are watching online spaces, pretexts are already established to treat anti-fascists as terrorists (always have been but it indicates a renewed focus), and the USA cares less about 
than ever...
What should US comrades be doing to protect themselves, besides "not using discord". What about using this site, what are the risks there?
just don't fedpost. don't dox yourself.
I mean yeah, but is that enough? This server has a static IP, even if they don't know your posts it'd be easy for feds to find people who post here without tor, vpn, etc. and start knocking on doors, making threats, whatever. I'm not sure the old heuristics of what is/isn't safe are sufficient anymore.
I mean, I do generally use Hexbear through Tor, so I'm not personally worried. You could use something like Mullvad VPN.
I personally think it's unlikely that they'll start raiding people for posting on an obscure communist forum, especially if people don't fedpost. There's way more open left-wingers straight up doxxing themselves on places like Twitter, TikTok, and Instagram that would be much easier targets.
raiding maybe not, but put on a list, via dragnet surveillance?
I guess I should have led the post off with more my opinion lol. Because I'm beginning to think americans should not be accessing the site directly at all. We're all libs, I get that, but when circumstances force us all to start touching more grass I'd rather organize with yall than be sent to the camps together
I think organizing is significantly more likely to land you on a list than using Hexbear. I've had multiple friends/comrades arrested by the feds, and they've almost certainly infiltrated my orgs to some extent.
But yeah, if that's what you meant you should open with that. Maybe make a post telling American Hexbears to use a good VPN or Tor, so it isn't direct access?
yeah 100%. IRL organizing for sure more likely to land you in hot water faster ofc. I haven't seen anything federal up close (so far) but I know some of the local anarchist groups totally collapsed after a campaign of infiltration before I was around. But a wellspring of sympathizers/contacts that aren't already on a list seems important to maintain.