RAMROD 116,989 Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 Reddit, Meta, and Google voluntarily “complied with some of the requests” for identifying details of users critical of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) sent as part of a recent wave of administrative subpoenas the Department of Homeland Security has been distributing to Big Tech the past few months, according to an anonymously sourced New York Times report. Those three companies, plus Discord, have received “hundreds” of such requests that have come from DHS recently. Meta, it should be noted, is the parent company of Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp. Administrative subpoenas used for this purpose represent an escalation. This tool, which comes not from a judge but from DHS itself, was formerly reserved for situations like child abductions, according to the Times. The users were targeted because their posts “criticized ICE or pointed to the locations of ICE agents,” the Times says. A Google spokesperson replied to the Times with a statement, saying “When we receive a subpoena, our review process is designed to protect user privacy while meeting our legal obligations,” and “We inform users when their accounts have been subpoenaed, unless under legal order not to or in an exceptional circumstance. We review every legal demand and push back against those that are overbroad.” Gizmodo requested comment from Meta, Discord, and Reddit. We will update if we hear back. According to the Times, one or multiple of the relevant companies have stated that they notify users of these requests from DHS, and give them a 14-day window to “fight the subpoena in court” before complying. https://gizmodo.com/reddit-meta-and-google-voluntarily-gave-dhs-info-of-anti-ice-users-report-says-2000722279 (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ✧*:･ﾟ ᶠʳᵒⁿᵗ ᵗᵒʷᵃʳᵈ ᵉⁿᵉᵐʸ (*´艸｀*) ♡♡♡ 7 8 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panchecco 17,882 Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 this is insane 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roughhouse Dandy 13,593 Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 (edited) D***h. To ALL of them. Edited February 16 by Roughhouse Dandy This is my Hannah Montana™️ lipgloss. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shape of a rvfzme 1,653 Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 Feel the beat under your feet 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 “What will happen if I give my ID to Discord anyway” well you will just make their job a little bit easier Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guillaume Hamon 6,981 Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 I've been avoiding Facebook since they always gave away our datas anyway... One more reason to do so and boycott Google while I'm at it. Hit them in the wallet y'all, that's the only thing they care about ! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
27monster27 15,844 Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 Reddit!? While their user base is so heavily influenced by left-leaning people?! Honey Reddit is gonna tank if this keeps going. he/him/his Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphine Prince 109,645 Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Can’t wait to see my name on a list. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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