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How to avoid seeing disturbing content on social media and protect your peace of mind

When graphic videos go viral, like the recent fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk, it can feel impossible to protect yourself from seeing things you did not consent to see. But there are steps you can take ... Read More

ICE Is Increasing Digital Surveillance, Including Social Media, and Here’s How To Protect Your Data

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is using digital surveillance tools. The money to finance the expansion of digital surveillance comes from the “Big Beautiful Bill” that Congress passed this ... Read More

Viral violent videos on social media are skewing young people's sense of the world

When news broke last week that US political influencer Charlie Kirk had been shot at an event at Utah Valley University, millions of people around the world were first alerted to it by social media ... Read More

ICE is building a social media panopticon

Federal records uncovered by The Lever reveal that ICE is paying $5.7 million to use an AI-powered social media monitoring platform called Zignal Labs, something Will Owen, the communications director ... Read More

ICE Will Use AI to Surveil Social Media

A Silicon Valley firm has contracted with Immigration and Customs Enforcement to build out a social media surveillance dragnet. Critics say that the AI-driven software will target immigrants for ... Read More

Unearthed ICE documents highlight Trump administration’s social media surveillance plans

Plus, a mysterious group targets Gov. Wes Moore with racist AI videos, Trump seeks gratitude over TikTok, and more — all in this week’s Tuesday Tech Drop. Read More

ICE wants to build a 24/7 social media surveillance team

ICE’s main investigative database, built by Palantir Technologies, already uses algorithmic analysis to filter huge populations and generate leads. The new contract would funnel fresh social media and ... Read More

ICE plans round-the-clock social media surveillance of immigrants, activists

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is establishing dedicated social media surveillance teams at two facilities, with plans to hire nearly 30 private contractors to monitor online platforms to ... Read More

How to avoid seeing disturbing content on social media and protect your peace of mind

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