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What’s Happening

Let’s talk about The Department of Homeland Security has been increasing pressure on tech companies to identify the owners of accounts that criticize ICE.

This echoes other recent reporting, with Bloomberg pointing to five cases in which Homeland Security sought to identify the owners of anonymous Instagram accounts , with the department withdrawing its subpoenas after the owners sued. (plot twist fr)

And a Washington Post story described Homeland Security’s growing use of administrative subpoenas — which do not require the approval of a judge — to target Americans.

Why This Matters

Tech companies have been making moves like this as competition heats up.

This is part of the broader shift happening across the tech industry right now.

The Bottom Line

This story is still developing, and we’ll keep you updated as more info drops.

What do you think about all this?