kelthan

The reason nobody is reporting on the actual charges (other than that there are ~30 of them) is because Grand Jury indictments are sealed until the suspect has been arraigned.

There is speculation that many of the charges are related to falsifying business records to cover up the payment, which would explain the number of charges involved. If true, then this case has parallels with what happened with Bill Clinton in the Monica Lewinski case: it wasn't the affair that was criminal act, it was the coverup after the fact.

Based on one article that quoted an anonymous source from one of Trump's advisors or confidants, said that they are working toward an arraignment on Tuesday. But it's a high profile case with exceptional circumstances--namely the involvement of the Secret Service--so we should probably take that date with a grain of salt.

I agree that they don't need to know the "who", but it is perfectly understandable that they want to know "what" is being installed. And as part of the "what", they would want to know on which platform, and whether the install succeeded or failed, and probably a few other metrics about the install to ensure that things are working correctly and identify gaps that should be filled.

Based on what I read on the site, that looks like exactly what they are doing, and they are explicitly NOT storing information that would identify "who".

This is less about "facilitat[ing] public conversation around important topics" and more about facilitating revenue opportunities. But it will further hasten the platform's race to the bottom as users are spammed with political ads.