Protest surveillanceFeb 2026
DHS subpoenas Google, Meta, Reddit, and Discord for ICE critics' identities
verifiedcarried forward
DHS sent hundreds of administrative subpoenas, which need no judicial sign-off, demanding names, emails, phone numbers, and other identifying details for accounts that criticized ICE or reported agent locations. Google, Meta, and Reddit complied with some requests. The ACLU filed a motion on affected users' behalf.
How we know: Carried forward, not re-checked in v3.28.
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- 01NYT, ~Feb 13-17, 2026link being reconstructed
- 02Engadgetlink being reconstructed
- 03Boing Boinglink being reconstructed
- 04Military.comlink being reconstructed
- 05IBTimes UKlink being reconstructed
- 06PCGamerlink being reconstructed
- 07Gizmodolink being reconstructed