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USCIS Aims to Expand Social Media Surveillance of Immigrants and US Citizens
An expert warns this will aid the Trump administration’s stated goal of screening people for speech it doesn’t like.
French Police Raid X’s Offices in Investigation of Grok’s Deepfake Porn Problem
A recent study estimated that Elon Musk’s platform created 23,000 pornographic images of children in 11 days last month.
New US TikTok Spinoff Will Be Controlled by Trump-Aligned Billionaires
Trump-aligned tech barons are now set to control nearly all major US social media platforms.
Trump’s Response to Reiner’s Death Shows the Cruelty at the Core of His Politics
This language is not Trump’s alone. It is the language of MAGA politics and everything that enables it.
Billionaires Are Encroaching on the Free Press. Let’s Act to Defend It in 2026.
Independent grassroots journalism committed to the pursuit of liberation is an antidote to billionaire-dictated media.
Trump Plan Could Require 5 Years of Social Media Posts From Tourists Entering US
Immigration agents also plan to ask prospective tourists to provide email addresses they’ve used over the last decade.
New Orleans Resists ICE Invasion Despite Surveillance and State Repression
Before ICE descended on New Orleans, GOP lawmakers made it a crime to interfere with immigration enforcement.
ICE Is Collecting More Data, Aims to Outsource Judgment to Private Contractors
ICE wants to build a public-private surveillance loop that transforms everyday online activity into potential evidence.
ICE Just Spent Millions on a Social Media Surveillance AI Program
The digital surveillance software, known as Zignal Labs, is also used by the Israeli military and the Pentagon.
Making Things Together: Zines, Strategy, and Survival
“We're going to need a lot more in-person opportunities for us to expand our humanity,” says organizer Mariame Kaba.