Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts

Re:Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti... by GaryBluto on Friday February 13, 2026 @07:32PM (#47009884)

I hope that this is hyperbolic satire and not a genuine viewpoint because it is incredibly unrealistic to the point of being almost fantastical. The US government aren't going to "go after" or interfere with Hacker News at any time in the future unless it suddenly, inexplicably becomes a popular hotbed of political activism (which it shouldn't become anyway).

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Re:Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti... by reaperducer on Friday February 13, 2026 @08:14PM (#47010255)

unless it suddenly, inexplicably becomes a popular hotbed of political activism

That's the thing about AI and scale. You don't have to only target the big fish. You can cast a wide net and scoop up data on people in every nook and cranny of the internet.

The concentration camps were loaded with people who thought their town was too small for the Nazis to bother with.

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Re:Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti... by sroussey on Friday February 13, 2026 @08:22PM (#47010354)

You don’t even need AI, just data brokers. And no warrant needed, only cash.

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Re:Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti... by Terr_ on Friday February 13, 2026 @08:22PM (#47010349)

Why do you think these folks operate in a rational and proportional manner?

All it takes is one "wrong" thing to go viral and anybody goes in the retribution list.

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Re:Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti... by malcolmgreaves on Friday February 13, 2026 @08:26PM (#47010401)

Wrong. They are kidnapping American citizens and exiling them. They’re imprisoning people that criticize the government.

It’s a totalitarian regime. With enough time, will come after all dissenters.

> popular hotbed of political activism

First, it is unbelievably illegal for the government to do this.

Second, pain is their objective. Republicans have had no principles since they elected Trump in 2016. Their only objective is to hurt whomever they consider the enemy.

And everyone that isn’t screaming “I love the orange dictator!” is an enemy.

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Re:Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti... by AnimalMuppet on Friday February 13, 2026 @08:33PM (#47010453)

It is highly illegal - unconstitutional - for them to go after HN, even if it becomes a popular hotbed of political activism.

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Re:Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti... by sethammons on Saturday February 14, 2026 @06:30AM (#47013681)

/me waves hands around wildly

This admin is constantly doing illegal things and when challenged in court has over a 70% loss rate.

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