Platforms bend over backward to help DHS censor ICE critics, advocates say
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- Tech companies face pressure to protect users from unlawful government requests regarding ICE-related content.
- Trump officials have targeted users and platforms with demands to censor content, alleging ICE officers are endangered.
- FIRE lawsuit accuses officials of coercing tech companies to remove content about ICE operations.
- Second lawsuit claims regulatory power is being used to suppress First Amendment-protected speech.
- ICEBlock app was removed from the App Store, with officials delaying their response to the case.
- Communities monitoring ICE face uncertainty as resources may disappear without warning.
- FIRE argues sharing ICE-related information is protected unless it incites violence or poses a true threat.