Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts
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The Department of Homeland Security has issued hundreds of administrative subpoenas to technology companies, seeking to identify the owners of social-media accounts that criticize Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The subpoenas aim to unmask individuals behind anti-ICE posts and track their online activity, pressuring platforms to reveal those critics.
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How it was reported
- Hacker News·Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts
Homeland Security seeks social media sites to expose anti-ICE accounts. The effort aims to identify and track online activity. This move targets accounts opposing Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
- TechMeme·Sources: recently the DHS has sent hundreds of administrative subpoenas, which do not need a judge's approval, to tech firms to identify people critical of ICE (New York Times)
The Department of Homeland Security has sent hundreds of administrative subpoenas to tech firms. These subpoenas target accounts that track or comment on ICE. They aim to identify people critical of ICE.
- Engadget·Homeland Security has reportedly sent out hundreds of subpoenas to identify ICE critics online
Homeland Security has sent hundreds of subpoenas to identify online critics of ICE. The effort aims to uncover individuals behind critical posts. This move targets online anonymity.
- Hacker News·Homeland Security has sent out subpoenas to identify ICE critics
Homeland Security issued subpoenas to identify critics of ICE. The move aims to uncover individuals behind online criticism. It targets those speaking out against immigration policies.
- TechCrunch·Homeland Security reportedly sent hundreds of subpoenas seeking to unmask anti-ICE accounts
The Department of Homeland Security sent hundreds of subpoenas to tech companies. The subpoenas aim to unmask owners of accounts critical of ICE. This move increases pressure on tech companies to reveal identities.
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