Summary

ICE is seeking private contractors to monitor social media for threats against its agents and leadership, but the program may also track general criticism of the agency.

The surveillance would analyze social media sentiment, flag negative mentions, and collect personal data, raising concerns over free speech and privacy.

Civil liberties advocates warn that such surveillance could be used to suppress dissent, calling it a dangerous overreach of government power.

  • Placebonickname@lemmy.world
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    19 hours ago

    “Criticism of the agency”? piss off this is the USA. It practically tells us to enjoy our right to talk shit about gov in the first amendment

    • archonet@lemy.lol
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      15 hours ago

      Because the current administration has so much respect for the constitution, right?

      Oh, wait. Fuck.