The plaintiffs say the agencies’ deployment of technologies that scour social media for “disfavored” speech violates the First Amendment and has chilled labor activities.
A U.S. Department of Homeland Security sign is displayed at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection headquarters on May 18, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Carter/Getty Images)
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The DHS component published an RFI seeking the services of a company to scour data sources and help identify “potentially criminal and fraudulent behavior before crime and…