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Administrative subpoenas were only sparingly used in the past, primarily to uncover the people behind social media accounts engaged in serious crimes such as child trafficking.
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Administrative subpoenas were only sparingly used in past primarily to uncover people behind social media accounts engaged in serious crimes such as child trafficking
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{
    "past_use": "Sparingly used",
    "primary_purpose": "To uncover people behind social media accounts engaged in serious crimes"
}
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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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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.

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