DHS Expands Subpoenas Targeting ICE Critics Across Major Platforms
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The Department of Homeland Security has issued hundreds of administrative subpoenas seeking personal data from online users who criticized ICE, targeting major platforms like Google, Meta, Reddit and Discord. The requests seek identifiers such as usernames, emails, phone numbers and IP logs, with companies typically notifying users and allowing challenges within 10–14 days. The move raises First Amendment concerns cited by the ACLU amid protests against ICE, as DHS and the platforms emphasize privacy review processes and legal safeguards.
- DHS Collecting Big Tech Users' Personal Data, Issuing Subpoenas For ICE-Related Criticism Military.com
- Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts The New York Times
- Open Letter to Tech Companies: Protect Your Users From Lawless DHS Subpoenas Electronic Frontier Foundation
- DHS’ controversial scrutiny of protesters and critics draws fresh scrutiny MS NOW
- ‘If this is civilization, I'll take the jungle’: People fume over US Department of Homeland Security’s social media policing concerns The Mary Sue
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