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_KoboldsEnglish
    18·
    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

    • huppakeeEnglish
      5·
      1 month ago

      A law without inforcement is just text, same goes for rights.