Homeland security pushes social media giants to dox anonymous accounts critical of ICE

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In the latest escalation of their efforts to push back against opposition to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the Department of Homeland Security is issuing hundreds of subpoenas to the largest social media companies, including Google, Meta (Facebook and Instagram), Discord and Reddit, seeking to learn the personal information behind accounts that have either criticized ICE or alerted the general public to the locations of ICE agents, according to reporting conducted by the New York Times.

Under the conditions of anonymity, four government officials and...

Source: https://mashable.com/article/homeland-security-issues-subpeonas-to-dox-social-media-users

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