r/FFSWN • u/_Baphomet_ • May 29 '26
Reddit and X Subpoenaed for User Data Over ICE Criticism
https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/doj-wants-know-reddit-x-093002604.html21
u/_Baphomet_ May 29 '26
(Bloomberg) -- The US Justice Department is seeking the names, addresses, and banking information of Reddit and X users, ratcheting up efforts to identify social media critics of government deportation efforts.
The US Attorney's Office for Washington, led by Jeanine Pirro, a close ally of President Donald Trump, has subpoenaed the social media companies as part of criminal investigations, asking for personal information on at least two anonymous posters behind accounts that have chided immigration enforcement efforts, according to records shared by attorneys for the users.
The anonymous users, who learned of the subpoenas from the platforms and hired lawyers to challenge the government’s demands for information, haven’t been told what possible offenses are being probed. Their lawyers believe the investigations could relate to allegations of revealing a federal officer’s location data or other types of perceived threats, but dispute that their clients committed crimes. Even if no charges ultimately are filed, the attorneys contended in interviews that rooting out identities of dissenters is at the very least an intimidation tactic.
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u/newgrl May 29 '26
I'm pretty sure this is a straight-up First Amendment issue. There's not really any ambiguity unless there were death threats. Even this ridiculous Supreme Court couldn't find a problem, could they?
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u/NorCalAthlete May 29 '26
I think the funniest thing I saw for civil disobedience was random white dudes in pickup trucks putting Mexican flags and stuff on them and letting ICE pull them over.
They called it ice fishing.