No One Should Be Forced to Conform to the Views of the State

"The Electronic Frontier Foundation and co-counsel are representing the United Automobile Workers (UAW), Communications Workers of America (CWA), and American Federation of Teachers (AFT) in a lawsuit against the U.S. State Department and Department of Homeland Security for their viewpoint-based surveillance and suppression of noncitizens' First Amendment-protected speech online. The lawsuit asks a federal court to stop the government's unconstitutional surveillance program, which has silenced citizens and noncitizens alike. It has even hindered unions' ability to associate with their members."

"The Trump administration has built this mass surveillance program to monitor the constitutionally protected online speech of noncitizens who are lawfully present in the U.S. The program uses AI and automated technologies to scour social media and other online platforms to identify and punish individuals who express viewpoints the government considers "hostile" to "our culture" and "our civilization". But make no mistake: no one should be forced to conform to the views of the state."

Electronic Frontier Foundation and co-counsel represent the United Automobile Workers, Communications Workers of America, and American Federation of Teachers in a lawsuit against the U.S. State Department and Department of Homeland Security for viewpoint-based surveillance and suppression of noncitizens' online speech. The lawsuit seeks a federal injunction to stop an unconstitutional surveillance program that has silenced citizens and noncitizens and impeded unions' ability to associate with members. The program monitors lawfully present noncitizens using AI and automated technologies to scour social media and other platforms to identify and punish viewpoints deemed hostile to "our culture" or "our civilization". Free expression and privacy are fundamental human rights and essential to democracy.

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