The website listing the names of Department of Homeland Security employees is not accessible on Instagram, Facebook and Threads.
Meta has reportedly begun blocking users from sharing links to a website that claims to list the names of Department of Homeland Security employees. Dominick Skinner, the creator of the ICE List website, told Wired that several volunteers he works with began reporting issues on Monday with posting links to the site on Instagram, Facebook and Threads.
Newsweek made several attempts to post a link to Ice List on these Meta platforms. In each instance, these attempts were blocked with warnings such as “link not allowed“ and “couldn’t post comment“ appearing. In the case of Facebook, the message appearing read: “Your content couldn't be shared, because this link goes against our Community Standards.“ Newsweek has contacted Meta and the creators of the ICE List website, for comment. Why It Matters Agents from Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement have faced strong criticism over the killing of two U.S. citizens in Minnesota in just a matter of weeks. First, Renee Nicole Good was shot dead by an ICE agent during a federal enforcement operation in Minneapolis on January 7. Then, on January 24, Alex Jeffrey Pretti was shot and killed by federal immigration agents in the same city. What To Know The ICE List was established by Skinner and a team of four fellow volunteers back in June, as a means of sharing information about ICE agents operating across the U.S. It was branded as an “accountability initiative“ by Skinner and the team behind it. “The ICE List Wiki is a public, verifiable record of immigration enforcement activity in the United States,“ the website states. “It documents incidents, agencies, individuals, facilities, vehicles, and legal authorities involved in enforcement operations. Entries are structured, sourced, and timestamped to support verification, cross-referencing, and long-term analysis. The wiki is intended for use by journalists, researchers, advocates, and the general public.“ Earlier this month, the ICE List claimed to have uncovered a leaked list of 4,500 DHS employees. However, according to research conducted by Wired, there is nothing illegal about the nature of the information provided on the ICE List, with the vast majority of the employee details published coming from publicly accessible websites such as LinkedIn. By restricting user access to what is a legal attempt at holding those involved in ICE and the DHS accountable, Meta has drawn criticism for seeming to protect ICE from further oversight. Dominick Skinner, the creator of ICE List, told Wired: “I think it's no surprise that a company run by a man who sat behind Trump at his inauguration, and donated to the destruction of the White House, has taken a stance that helps ICE agents retain anonymity.“ However, the counterargument offered up by Meta is that the decision to block access to the website is motivated by a desire to protect privacy rather than anything political. A Meta spokesperson told Newsweek that, while the company would not be issuing a statement in response to the block, it does point to the following background information: “Per our privacy policy, we remove content that shares or asks for private information, either on our services or through external links—including personal contact information, personally identifiable information such as government IDs of law enforcement, military or security personnel or residential information. “Meta’s enforcement of privacy policies in this instance is not unique; we have taken similar action in the past to restrict content or links that violate our standards on sharing or asking for private information,“ the information adds. “If we identify any additional instances of personally identifiable information being shared, we will promptly take appropriate action in accordance with our policies and procedures to protect user privacy and ensure compliance with relevant regulations.“ A U.S. Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement logo. What People Are Saying Dominick Skinner, the creator of ICE List, told Wired: “I think it's no surprise that a company run by a man who sat behind Trump at his inauguration, and donated to the destruction of the White House, has taken a stance that helps ICE agents retain anonymity.“ Meta said: “Per our privacy policy, we remove content that shares or asks for private information, either on our services or through external links—including personal contact information, personally identifiable information such as government IDs of law enforcement, military or security personnel or residential information.“
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