"As agents from Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which are under DHS, have continued to terrorize immigrant communities and kill US citizens, activists have sought to track and record their activity online in a bid to hold them accountable. But as well as threatening to prosecute those they claim are "doxing" ICE agents, the Trump administration has pressured tech companies to block any efforts at crowdsourcing the location and activities of those agents."
"ICE List has been operating since last June. Skinner says it is run by a core team of five people, including him, as well as hundreds of anonymous volunteers who share information about ICE agents operating in cities across the US. The site went viral earlier this month when it claimed to have uploaded a leaked list of 4,500 DHS employees to its site, but a WIRED analysis found that the list relied heavily on information the employees shared publicly about themselves on sites such as LinkedIn."
"Skinner said volunteers he works with across the US first reported problems with posting links on Meta's platforms on Monday night. On Tuesday morning, WIRED verified that posting links to the site was blocked on Instagram, Facebook, and Threads. WIRED also confirmed that links can still be sent on WhatsApp, another Meta-owned product."
Meta is blocking links to ICE List on Instagram, Facebook, and Threads while links remain shareable on WhatsApp. ICE List compiles names the site claims are Department of Homeland Security employees and has operated since last June with a core team of five plus hundreds of anonymous volunteers across US cities. The site claimed to have uploaded a leaked list of 4,500 DHS employees, but analysis found much of the list relied on publicly shared information such as LinkedIn profiles. Activists track agents to hold them accountable amid allegations of abuses, and the administration has pressured tech companies to curb crowdsourced tracking efforts.
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