Immigration and Customs Enforcement has stood up a round-the-clock operation to scour Facebook, Instagram and X for online criticism, paying private contractors millions to flag posts it deems a threat to its agents or its mission, according to a Wall Street Journal investigation.The effort has swep...

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Immigration and Customs Enforcement has stood up a round-the-clock operation to scour Facebook, Instagram and X for online criticism, paying private contractors millions to flag posts it deems a threat to its agents or its mission, according to a Wall Street Journal investigation.

  • A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 month ago

    Prosecutors have won convictions where posts crossed into real threats, but attorneys say most people who are unmasked are never charged, leaving the tactic to work as intimidation.

    Inalienable rights huh