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DHS moves to unmask protesters

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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued administrative subpoenas to social-media companies seeking the identities of accounts that protested Immigration and Customs Enforcement across the United States.

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New story up on the Homeland Security Department’s new tactic: flood social media companies with subpoenas to unmask anonymous accounts that criticize ICE or monitor the movements of ICE agents.

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 11:23 PM
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Your data will be used against you. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 1:17 PM
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DHS is issuing subpoenas for social media accounts that are critiquing ICE www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t... More support for my argument that we must address surveillance capitalism to protect against gov't surveillance papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 8:11 PM
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ICE has completely broken our social contract.

They manipulate social trust and are creating lasting damage to our most basic social foundations
CCTV footage appears to show DHS agents posing as people having car trouble in order to lure a target out of his house before arresting them. The target comes out and starts helping them before 3 vehicles surround the scene. The car "experiencing" trouble then drives off with them.
February 14, 2026 at 10:55 PM
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Once again, a reminder that the "free speech" crusaders were always cynics operating in bad faith
New story up on the Homeland Security Department’s new tactic: flood social media companies with subpoenas to unmask anonymous accounts that criticize ICE or monitor the movements of ICE agents.

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 10:03 AM
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As part of its established procedures, ICE sends agents to pound on the doors of protesters at home and tell them "We know who you are and we're coming for you." The tactics of incompetent state terrorism.
ICE Agents Menaced Minnesota Protesters at Their Homes, Filings Say
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 2:17 PM
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SCOOP: ICE is asking Social Security for peoples' in-person appointment dates and times, and SSA staff are being told to give it to them. From me + @leahfeiger.bsky.social + @zoeschiffer.bsky.social @wired.com

wired.com/story/social...
Social Security Workers Are Being Told to Hand Over Appointment Details to ICE
The recent request goes against decades of precedent, and puts noncitizens at further risk of immigration enforcement actions.
wired.com
February 13, 2026 at 8:19 PM

Reposted by Zeynep Tufekci

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i'm sorry, but there is absolutely no way to trust companies that have thrown their lot in with this administration. americans have a long tradition of anonymous political speech. short of illegal activity, what guardrails are companies applying?

please read this important reporting as a warning.
New story up on the Homeland Security Department’s new tactic: flood social media companies with subpoenas to unmask anonymous accounts that criticize ICE or monitor the movements of ICE agents.

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 11:50 PM
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I concur. ICE is composed of street thugs.
According to the New York Times, Homeland Security wants social media sites to reveal anti ICE accounts.

ICE SUCKS
ICE SUCKS
ICE SUCKS

Are we clear!
February 14, 2026 at 2:53 PM
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Day by day, the American Gestapo rises and our freedoms are threatened.

"DHS 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/t...
Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 4:40 PM
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Have they no shame??
ICE has completely broken our social contract.

They manipulate social trust and are creating lasting damage to our most basic social foundations
CCTV footage appears to show DHS agents posing as people having car trouble in order to lure a target out of his house before arresting them. The target comes out and starts helping them before 3 vehicles surround the scene. The car "experiencing" trouble then drives off with them.
February 15, 2026 at 1:27 AM
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"This will not stand. It is an abomination. It is anti-American, undemocratic, and fascistic. What are the tech companies thinking? What happened to their courage? Have they no decency?"

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Homeland Security asks social media companies to identify users that criticize ICE.
February 14, 2026
open.substack.com
February 14, 2026 at 3:14 PM
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I’ll repeat myself that I’m amazed this kind of stuff hasn’t caused more outrage and reaction than it has.

I’ve spent a lot of time watching gun violence ravage the country that is justified as the price of guarding against tyranny. It turns out, we’re pretty ok with tyranny.
As part of its established procedures, ICE sends agents to pound on the doors of protesters at home and tell them "We know who you are and we're coming for you." The tactics of incompetent state terrorism.
ICE Agents Menaced Minnesota Protesters at Their Homes, Filings Say
www.nytimes.com
February 15, 2026 at 12:47 AM
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The company is facing a lawsuit from three detainees who allege guards beat and sexually assaulted them, then covered it up.

Never forget who is profiting from this cruelty.
https://prospect.org/2026/02/12/ice-immigration-prison-geo-group-trump/
ICE Boosts Income at Private Prison Company GEO Group by 800 Percent - The American Prospect
The company’s year-end earnings call came just days after a lawsuit alleges guards in the company’s Washington state imm
prospect.org
February 13, 2026 at 8:45 PM
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This account is an anti-ICE account. Come and get me.
February 14, 2026 at 1:43 PM

Reposted by James S. Shortle

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