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In 2017, Twitter (now X) sued the federal government to stop an administrative subpoena that asked it to unmask an account critical of the first Trump administration.
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In 2017 Twitter sued federal government to stop administrative subpoena that asked it to unmask account critical of first Trump administration
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{
    "year": 2017,
    "action": "Sued the federal government",
    "reason": "To stop an administrative subpoena"
}
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Technology Legal Political
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Created
February 15, 2026 at 4:39 PM (2 months ago)
Last Updated
February 15, 2026 at 4:39 PM (2 months ago)

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Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts
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https://nytimes.com/2026/02/13/technology/dhs-anti-ice-social-media.html

The Department of Homeland Security is using administrative subpoenas to obtain information from tech companies about social media accounts that criticize ICE. Google, Meta, and Reddit have complied with some requests, raising concerns about privacy and government overreach.

Homeland Security ICE Social Media Subpoenas Privacy Tech Companies Government Surveillance

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