Sources: the US DHS recently sent hundreds of administrative subpoenas, which do not need a judge's approval, to tech firms to identify people critical of ICE
The department has sent Google, Meta and other companies hundreds of subpoenas for information on accounts that track or comment …
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@emptywheel
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Wow, @UnderSecPD, I can't WAIT until you do something about this abuse of the First Amendment in [checks zip codes] the United States. https://www.nytimes.com/...
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@clearing_fog
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DHS is using subpoenas to try to identify people who criticize ICE or track their locations. “In recent months, Google, Reddit, Discord and Meta ... have received hundreds of administrative subpoenas” They have complied with some of them. Gift link: https://www.nytimes.com/...
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🧊 In recent months, Google, Reddit, Discord and Meta got hundreds of administrative subpoenas from DHS, according to government Officials & tech Employees privy to the requests. …
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In recent months, Google, Reddit, Discord and Meta got hundreds of administrative subpoenas from DHS, according to government Officials & tech Employees privy to the requests. …
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@sethandrews.com
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We've entered the “Subpoena Private Databases to Target All Critics” phase of the new autocracy. #FuckICE — www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t... [image]
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@charliearchy
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DHS has issued hundreds of subpoenas demanding the “identifying details of accounts that do not have a real person's name attached and that have criticized ICE or pointed to the locations of ICE agents.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
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@saltydiggitydawg
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“DHS is expanding efforts to identify Americans who oppose ICE by sending tech companies legal requests for the names, emails, telephone numbers & other identifying data behind social media accounts that track or criticize the agency.” — They will Intimidate anyone who disagree…
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@futurexander
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Homeland Security's demand for social media giants like Google and Meta to expose identities behind anti-ICE posts strikes at the heart of free expression. This authoritarian move threatens dissent, stifling voices challenging oppressive systems.
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@litzz11
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LOL there is not enough time in the day to track all of the anti-ICE accounts in the U.S. and around the world. Kristi Noem should just assume that everyone is an anti-ICE account. There, saved you some time, honey. — www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
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@gilesyb
Giles Wilkes
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www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t... Just checking in with those ardent defenders of free speech
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@jbarab
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Subpoenas? You don't need no stinkin' subpoenas. — I confess. I freely admit that I'm an opponent of ICE. — As are most Americans. — www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
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@jcollins
Jon Collins
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“Google, Meta and Reddit complied with some of the requests... the department asked the companies for identifying details of accounts that do not have a real person's name attached and that have criticized ICE or pointed to the locations of ICE agents.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13…
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@doctoralex
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NOT A DRESS REHEARSAL: IT'S HERE, IT'S NOW — Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts — The dept has sent Google, Meta & other companies hundreds of subpoenas for info on accounts that track or comment on Immigration & Customs Enforcement, offici…
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@evelyndouek
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surprising amount of chilling of dissent in this new era of tech companies and the government collaborating to stand up for free speech etc [embedded post]
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Why does DHS want the personal information of online users who “comment” about ICE? What do they want to do to them? Seems a bit fascist, doesn't it?
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