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If you think it is a good thing to obey the state's abortion laws, then yes it is a good for violating messages to be reported to law enforcement.

The question I think you meant to ask if it is a good thing for companies to obey the state.

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No, the question is whether Facebook should have access to those messages at all.

I am at a loss for words if people expect Facebook of all companies to not access the data on their platform. Of course they will access the data on their platform. Texts and apps like Signal are a different story.

> Texts and apps like Signal are a different story.

In what way are they "a different story" from Messenger?

They're not owned by Facebook.

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