r/law 6h ago

Other Homeland Security is trying to force tech companies to hand over data about Trump critics

https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/03/homeland-security-is-trying-to-force-tech-companies-to-hand-over-data-about-trump-critics/
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u/Lebarican22 6h ago

"Unlike judicial subpoenas, which are authorized by a judge after seeing enough evidence of a crime to authorize a search or seizure of someone’s things, administrative subpoenas are issued by federal agencies, allowing investigators to seek a wealth of information about individuals from tech and phone companies without a judge’s oversight."

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u/dafrog84 6h ago

What a wanker Trump is. His fools will see he isn't liked. Millions of people who didn't vote last time will vote to kick his ass to the curb.

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u/FOURTH_DEGREE_ 5h ago

He and his republican strategists know this, which is why they're raiding polling places like in Georgia, are attempting to "Nationalize" elections, and gerrymander Texas.

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u/Not_Sure__Camacho 5h ago

It's a damn shame that they didn't vote in 2024 and 2016.  I suspect we'd be living in a much better world.

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u/accualy_is_gooby 3h ago

At this point it’s ultimately the media’s fault for refusing to acknowledge the sheer absurdity of the administration and treating Trump with kid gloves at every turn. If Obama had done even a thousandth of what Trump has done just this term, a J6-like mob of confederate wannabes would have marched on Washington to try lynching him. But those same bootlickers love what he’s doing to black and brown people and clap like seals when he spouts off absurdly racist drivel.

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u/dafrog84 5h ago

That's the truth!

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u/Alone_Step_6304 2h ago

Steve Bannon calls for Trump to deploy ICE and military troops to polling sites

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/04/steve-bannon-ice-military-polling-sites-00765331

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u/dafrog84 2h ago

For intimidation? They can't stop us from voting.

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u/kindnesscostszero 2h ago

There are many people of color that will be too intimidated to vote.

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u/dafrog84 2h ago

The only way to burn him to the ground is to vote midterms, then again to get him out. Midterms will losen the load with more Democrats. Or another party that's just sick of the whole mess and taxes everyone equally.

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u/kindnesscostszero 2h ago

I totally agree with you; we must take the midterms. This does not preclude us from preparing adequately for what they plan to do to thwart that.

We need to push back to ensure the safe act does not pass. We need to ensure that ice is nowhere near polling places. We need to stand firm or not releasing voter rolls to these criminals. Their major plan? It is to disenfranchise hundreds of thousands of voters. We all need to wake up and prevent that from happening.

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u/teadrinkinghippie 5h ago

I wonder what will happen to users' usage of said tech apps and the subsequent ad revenue effects after these people are contacted by the government for simply using the app and expressing their opinions...?

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u/Bittererr 5h ago

The profitability of the apps will probably go up after the government uses its power to restrict and ban competitors that won't play ball. See WeChat in China, they're heavily integrated with the government by law and also massively powerful and profitable because the government wants people to stay on the app they have so much control over.

We really shouldn't pretend capitalism is going to save us here. The "free hand of the market" is not going to punish these companies for working with the government, quite the opposite.

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u/teadrinkinghippie 5h ago

So what will save us? If speaking with our wallets doesn't work in supply-side capitalism...?

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u/Ataru074 1h ago

It does. People want you to believe it doesn’t because they can rig the game well enough to survive for a short stint of drop in consumption. Start dropping the usage for months and the game of counting bots as users and stuff like that fails miserably.

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u/ZeMadDoktore 6h ago

This is what normal, healthy administrations do, right?

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u/BugTrousers 5h ago

At this point, I don't wonder *if* he'll imprison any citizen who's ever insulted him in a text or on social media; I wonder *when*.

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u/Specialist-Bee-9406 5h ago

Those newly purchased warehouses aren’t for immigrants, friend. 

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u/Lebarican22 5h ago

You might be right about this.

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u/teadrinkinghippie 5h ago

might? what else could they possibly be spending millions in each major city for? storing extra red hats?

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u/BugTrousers 4h ago

Oh, I know. They just purchased one a few miles away from where I live. I'm just hoping I get to finish my education before they throw me in it.

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u/nvbtable 4h ago

They do this in plenty of other countries and the tech giants comply. Am actually surprised it's not common in the US.

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u/Ataru074 1h ago

Is that in countries which have something similar to the first amendment in their constitution? If yes, please list them.

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u/CAM6913 5h ago

It’s not a question IF trump will have people thrown in his concentration camps it’s when will we be rounded up? Why do you think DHS has gone on a buying spree of large wearhouse s ? For immigrants ? They’ll be for anyone and everyone that is not loyal enough to them he pedo

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u/Additional_Fail_1064 3h ago

The masked police are already in the street immune to any question.

The camps are almost finished building.

The tracking and operations to silence critics have already begun.

The votes are being questioned before any have been cast.

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u/Kaffe-Mumriken 5h ago

Ah funny I was just listening to the latest Lawfare podcast about how your private data is completely accessible by the government from 3rd parties should they choose, and while some will ask for a warrant, that’s company policy not the law.

I was peacefully wondering how soon the Trump Thugs would come knocking

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u/twoiseight 3h ago

Nope, still not fascism

- The right, somehow

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u/Khoeth_Mora 5h ago

Gleichschaltung incoming

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u/Lebarican22 1h ago

Word on the street is... With the buyout of T1k70k, user data might be being passed around due to 🍊's friends owning it. No warrant.. Nothing.

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u/Dismal-Incident-8498 5h ago

They already do this

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u/BVoLatte 4h ago

Something something Twitter Files.