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DHS Sends Hundreds of Subpoenas to Social Media Firms for Data on Anonymous ICE Critics: NYT
DHS used administrative subpoenas to unmask anonymous social media critics of ICE, with some companies notifying users who then had 10 to 14 days to legally challenge the requests.
- The Department of Homeland Security has significantly increased its use of administrative subpoenas to obtain identifying information on social media accounts that criticize or track US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to The New York Times.
- In recent months, companies including Google, Meta, Reddit and Discord have received hundreds of such subpoenas, with some complying in part. Some platforms have also notified affected users, giving them time to challenge the requests in court.
- DHS says it has broad legal authority to issue administrative subpoenas and argues the information is needed to protect ICE agents in the field. The effort comes as the Trump administration steps up actions to deter protests and online activity related to ICE operations.
- Civil liberties advocates, including attorneys from the American Civil Liberties Union, warn that the expanded use of these subpoenas — which do not require judicial approval — marks a sharp increase from past practice, when they were typically used in investigations of serious crimes such as child trafficking.
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The goal is to identify who is behind the many accounts that have protested against anti-immigration actions. Send requests also to Reddit and Discord
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In the U.S., companies like Meta and Google have been asked, according to a report, to reveal the clear names of users. Accounts of ICE critics were affected.
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is sending subpoenas to technology companies, including Meta and Google, demanding the names, email addresses, phone numbers and other identifying information of social media users who criticize Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or track its activities on their accounts, The New York Times reported on Saturday.
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