"Pressure is mounting on tech companies to shield users from unlawful government requests that advocates say are making it harder to reliably share information about Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) online. Alleging that ICE officers are being doxed or otherwise endangered, Trump officials have spent the last year targeting an unknown number of users and platforms with demands to censor content. Early lawsuits show that platforms have caved, even though experts say they could refuse these demands without a court order."
"In a lawsuit filed on Wednesday, the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) accused Attorney General Pam Bondi and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem of coercing tech companies into removing a wide range of content "to control what the public can see, hear, or say about ICE operations." It's the second lawsuit alleging that Bondi and DHS officials are using regulatory power to pressure private platforms to suppress speech protected by the First Amendment."
Tech companies are facing increasing pressure to comply with government takedown requests aimed at content about Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Officials have targeted an unknown number of users and platforms, alleging that ICE officers are being doxed or endangered. Platforms have sometimes removed content despite expert assertions that they could refuse such demands without a court order. The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) filed a lawsuit accusing Attorney General Pam Bondi and DHS Secretary Kristi Noem of coercing companies to remove material to control public visibility of ICE operations. App removals, like ICEBlock from the App Store, have left monitoring communities vulnerable. Sharing ICE information is often protected absent incitement or true threats.
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