Free speech group FIRE says DOJ and DHS will end efforts to curb "ICE Sightings - Chicagoland" Facebook group and Eyes Up iOS app, which report on ICE activity (Kanishka Singh/Reuters)
Free speech group FIRE said on Friday the US government agreed to end efforts to press Apple (AAPL.O) and Facebook …
The free speech group FIRE announced on Friday that the U.S. government has agreed to end efforts to press Apple and Facebook to restrict platforms used to report Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity. This agreement follows a February lawsuit filed by FIRE against the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security.
The lawsuit alleged that federal officials pressured Facebook to disable the "ICE Sightings – Chicagoland" group, which belonged to plaintiff Kae Rosado, and pressured Apple to remove the Eyes Up iOS app, created by Mark Hodges for sharing videos of ICE operations. According to Investing.com, the government agreed to resolve the case by making a preliminary injunction permanent.
Under the order from U.S. District Judge Jorge Alonso, the federal government is prohibited from taking formal or informal actions to demand or pressure the platforms regarding these services.
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