Tech Giants Yield to DHS Data Requests Targeting Anti-ICE Posts
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Reddit, Meta (Facebook/Instagram) and Google reportedly complied with hundreds of DHS administrative subpoenas seeking the identities of users who criticized ICE, a tactic DHS is expanding beyond traditional court orders; Google says it reviews demands and informs users when possible, while activists push back with a Resist and Unsubscribe campaign, and related reporting highlights data-sharing concerns connected to Amazon Ring and law enforcement access.
- Reddit, Meta, and Google Voluntarily Gave DHS Info of Anti-ICE Users, Report Says Gizmodo
- Homeland Security Demands Social Media Sites Reveal Names Behind Anti-ICE Posts The New York Times
- DHS Orders Tech Giants to Unmask Anti-ICE Accounts The Daily Beast
- Open Letter to Tech Companies: Protect Your Users From Lawless DHS Subpoenas Electronic Frontier Foundation
- Opinion | The Trump administration is using secretive orders to crack down on dissent MS NOW
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