Law enforcement used the Flock ALPR network to track No Kings protesters nationwide, integrating federal and local surveillance pipelines into political‑activity monitoring. #Trump #DHS #BorderPatrol #ALPR #Flock #NoKings #ProtestSurveillance #DigitalRepression #404Media
Cops Used Flock to Monitor No Kings Protests Around the Country
A massive cache of Flock lookups collated by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) shows as many as 50 federal, state, and local agencies used Flock during protests over the last year.
www.404media.co
November 21, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Law enforcement used the Flock ALPR network to track No Kings protesters nationwide, integrating federal and local surveillance pipelines into political‑activity monitoring. #Trump #DHS #BorderPatrol #ALPR #Flock #NoKings #ProtestSurveillance #DigitalRepression #404Media
HRW filed freedom of information requests across all EU member states.
Many governments refused disclosure, citing commercial secrecy, national security or international relations.
Still, HRW uncovered exports to governments linked to #DigitalRepression.
7/9
Many governments refused disclosure, citing commercial secrecy, national security or international relations.
Still, HRW uncovered exports to governments linked to #DigitalRepression.
7/9
May 12, 2026 at 8:02 AM
HRW filed freedom of information requests across all EU member states.
Many governments refused disclosure, citing commercial secrecy, national security or international relations.
Still, HRW uncovered exports to governments linked to #DigitalRepression.
7/9
Many governments refused disclosure, citing commercial secrecy, national security or international relations.
Still, HRW uncovered exports to governments linked to #DigitalRepression.
7/9
Tomorrow 22nd, 15h00 CET, #EP Delegation for #Iran exposes how the Iranian Regime weaponises the internet:
➡️blackouts
➡️mass surveillance
➡️and #DigitalRepression
against activists & civil society.
Experts from MIAAN & ASL19 reveal the hidden battlefield. Watch live 👇
➡️blackouts
➡️mass surveillance
➡️and #DigitalRepression
against activists & civil society.
Experts from MIAAN & ASL19 reveal the hidden battlefield. Watch live 👇
Delegation for relations with Iran Ordinary meeting - Multimedia Centre
The multimedia platform of the European Parliament is the official public available repository of the media production of the Secretariat of the European Parliament, managed by the Directorate-General...
bit.ly
October 21, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Tomorrow 22nd, 15h00 CET, #EP Delegation for #Iran exposes how the Iranian Regime weaponises the internet:
➡️blackouts
➡️mass surveillance
➡️and #DigitalRepression
against activists & civil society.
Experts from MIAAN & ASL19 reveal the hidden battlefield. Watch live 👇
➡️blackouts
➡️mass surveillance
➡️and #DigitalRepression
against activists & civil society.
Experts from MIAAN & ASL19 reveal the hidden battlefield. Watch live 👇
DHS fused flawed Social Security citizenship data with the SAVE system to build a federal voter-surveillance and immigration-enforcement pipeline, risking wrongful voter removals and expanding executive control over civic data. #Trump #DHS #SSA #SAVE #VoterSuppression #DigitalRepression #ProPublica
DHS Agreement Reveals Risks of Using Social Security Data for Voter Citizenship Checks
A recently released agreement gives the Department of Homeland Security access to hundreds of millions of Americans’ Social Security data. It contains alarmingly few provisions to ensure accuracy and ...
www.propublica.org
November 22, 2025 at 7:07 PM
DHS fused flawed Social Security citizenship data with the SAVE system to build a federal voter-surveillance and immigration-enforcement pipeline, risking wrongful voter removals and expanding executive control over civic data. #Trump #DHS #SSA #SAVE #VoterSuppression #DigitalRepression #ProPublica
📢 Do you research #internetfreedom and #digitalrepression?
Apply for the @opentechfund.bsky.social ICRP!
@huridocs.org formerly hosted ICRP Researcher Tomiwa Ilori. Read more about his research here: www.opentech.fund/fellows/tomi...
Apply by 7 September!
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Apply for the @opentechfund.bsky.social ICRP!
@huridocs.org formerly hosted ICRP Researcher Tomiwa Ilori. Read more about his research here: www.opentech.fund/fellows/tomi...
Apply by 7 September!
www.opentech.fund/research-2/i...
July 31, 2026 at 10:19 AM
📢 Do you research #internetfreedom and #digitalrepression?
Apply for the @opentechfund.bsky.social ICRP!
@huridocs.org formerly hosted ICRP Researcher Tomiwa Ilori. Read more about his research here: www.opentech.fund/fellows/tomi...
Apply by 7 September!
www.opentech.fund/research-2/i...
Apply for the @opentechfund.bsky.social ICRP!
@huridocs.org formerly hosted ICRP Researcher Tomiwa Ilori. Read more about his research here: www.opentech.fund/fellows/tomi...
Apply by 7 September!
www.opentech.fund/research-2/i...
“We need more sustainable funding, especially in digital security spaces. Tech is evolving, but our needs are the same ones – fighting the same fights. We need to find funding that links different impacts, like digital security and environmental impacts.”
#WHRDs #DigitalRepression
#WHRDs #DigitalRepression
October 1, 2025 at 8:04 AM
“We need more sustainable funding, especially in digital security spaces. Tech is evolving, but our needs are the same ones – fighting the same fights. We need to find funding that links different impacts, like digital security and environmental impacts.”
#WHRDs #DigitalRepression
#WHRDs #DigitalRepression
#Pakistan tests secret China-like ‘firewall’ to tighten online surveillance #DigitalRepression #NetFreedom
www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/11...
www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/11...
November 28, 2024 at 3:59 PM
#Pakistan tests secret China-like ‘firewall’ to tighten online surveillance #DigitalRepression #NetFreedom
www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/11...
www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/11...
“We’re in survival mode”: Women human rights defenders on digital repression and movement sustainability
www.apc.org/en/news/were...
#WHRDs #DigitalRepression
www.apc.org/en/news/were...
#WHRDs #DigitalRepression
“We’re in survival mode”: Women human rights defenders on digital repression and movement sustainability
Women human rights defenders (WHRDs) have long been at the centre of struggles for justice, democracy, and freedom – from resisting authoritarianism and defending land to advancing gender rights and d...
www.apc.org
October 1, 2025 at 8:02 AM
“We’re in survival mode”: Women human rights defenders on digital repression and movement sustainability
www.apc.org/en/news/were...
#WHRDs #DigitalRepression
www.apc.org/en/news/were...
#WHRDs #DigitalRepression
Palantir provides ICE with its data backbone, integrating government and commercial databases into a nationwide deportation and surveillance system. #Trump #ICE #Palantir #ImmigrationOS #DigitalRepression #ImmigrationSurveillance #SurveillanceState #NoTechForICE #TheGuardian
Documents offer rare insight on Ice’s close relationship with Palantir
For years, little was known about the multibillion-dollar company that handles data for the US immigration enforcement agency. Now, a cache of emails, training documents and reports sheds light on how...
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Palantir provides ICE with its data backbone, integrating government and commercial databases into a nationwide deportation and surveillance system. #Trump #ICE #Palantir #ImmigrationOS #DigitalRepression #ImmigrationSurveillance #SurveillanceState #NoTechForICE #TheGuardian
Iran's internet blackout wasn't technical failure—it was political violence. Designed to hide human rights violations while creating a tiered system of digital privilege. The regime profits from repression. Only in the new AQ, get it now: aq.magazine.com.au #Iran #DigitalRepression #auspol
June 24, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Iran's internet blackout wasn't technical failure—it was political violence. Designed to hide human rights violations while creating a tiered system of digital privilege. The regime profits from repression. Only in the new AQ, get it now: aq.magazine.com.au #Iran #DigitalRepression #auspol
SFO’s contractor transmits facial images to CBP through a city-funded system, creating a biometric pathway that could trigger ICE alerts. #SFO #CBP #ICE #Surveillance #DigitalRepression #SanFrancisco #SFPublicPress
San Francisco Airport Contractor Exports Facial Data to Federal Agencies, Critics Charge - San Francisco Public Press
A San Francisco International Airport contract for facial recognition technology that sends data to Customs and Border Protection violates local sanctuary city policies, advocates said at an Airport C...
www.sfpublicpress.org
August 30, 2026 at 7:55 PM
SFO’s contractor transmits facial images to CBP through a city-funded system, creating a biometric pathway that could trigger ICE alerts. #SFO #CBP #ICE #Surveillance #DigitalRepression #SanFrancisco #SFPublicPress
🔔 Upcoming webinar! Join us for a timely conversation on how #digitalrepression and #surveillance are reshaping women’s participation in peacebuilding and the Women, Peace and Security agenda.
Nov 26 @ 9:30 am ET
More info: citizenlab.ca/2025/11/webi...
Nov 26 @ 9:30 am ET
More info: citizenlab.ca/2025/11/webi...
Nov 26 | Women, Technology, and Peacemaking Webinar: 25 Years after UNSCR 1325 - The Citizen Lab
Join us for a timely conversation on how digital repression and surveillance are reshaping women’s participation in peacebuilding and the Women, Peace and Security agenda.
citizenlab.ca
November 24, 2025 at 4:11 PM
🔔 Upcoming webinar! Join us for a timely conversation on how #digitalrepression and #surveillance are reshaping women’s participation in peacebuilding and the Women, Peace and Security agenda.
Nov 26 @ 9:30 am ET
More info: citizenlab.ca/2025/11/webi...
Nov 26 @ 9:30 am ET
More info: citizenlab.ca/2025/11/webi...
Trump’s legal framework authorizes military cyber operations against U.S. civilians—targeting activists, journalists, and political networks under terrorism and rebellion claims. #Trump #CyberCommand #DomesticSurveillance #DigitalRepression #CivilMilitary #Lawfare
Cyber Operations on Domestic Networks Redux
What happens if Trump deploys cyber forces in the U.S.?
www.lawfaremedia.org
November 18, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Trump’s legal framework authorizes military cyber operations against U.S. civilians—targeting activists, journalists, and political networks under terrorism and rebellion claims. #Trump #CyberCommand #DomesticSurveillance #DigitalRepression #CivilMilitary #Lawfare
A conservative influencer serving at the Pentagon is mapping left-wing political networks, creating a direct boundary risk between private ideological targeting and federal power. #Surveillance #DigitalRepression #PoliticalTargeting #GovernmentEthics #DSA #Newsweek
Pentagon employee launches 'DSA Explorer' site to track left-wing groups
The site networks connections between known DSA members and outside organizations, presented as a research tool.
www.newsweek.com
August 30, 2026 at 7:35 PM
A conservative influencer serving at the Pentagon is mapping left-wing political networks, creating a direct boundary risk between private ideological targeting and federal power. #Surveillance #DigitalRepression #PoliticalTargeting #GovernmentEthics #DSA #Newsweek
The FBI infiltrated an encrypted Signal group used by immigration court‑watch volunteers and labeled them violent extremists in a nationwide intelligence bulletin. #Trump #FBI #NYPD #DigitalRepression #SurveillanceState #ImmigrationRights #CourtWatch #NewRepublic
FBI Caught Spying on Signal Group Chat of Immigration Activists
Keep a close eye on who’s joining your group chats.
newrepublic.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:06 PM
The FBI infiltrated an encrypted Signal group used by immigration court‑watch volunteers and labeled them violent extremists in a nationwide intelligence bulletin. #Trump #FBI #NYPD #DigitalRepression #SurveillanceState #ImmigrationRights #CourtWatch #NewRepublic
DHS used a subpoena to pressure Meta to unmask anonymous Instagram accounts documenting ICE raids in Los Angeles, revealing a federal strategy to criminalize protest documentation and strip online anonymity. #Trump #DHS #ICE #DigitalRepression #ImmigrantRights #LosAngeles #ProtestRights #ACLUNC
DHS Withdraws Subpoena Seeking to Unmask Instagram Users Who Posted About ICE Raids | ACLU of Northern CA
www.aclunc.org
November 28, 2025 at 8:50 PM
DHS used a subpoena to pressure Meta to unmask anonymous Instagram accounts documenting ICE raids in Los Angeles, revealing a federal strategy to criminalize protest documentation and strip online anonymity. #Trump #DHS #ICE #DigitalRepression #ImmigrantRights #LosAngeles #ProtestRights #ACLUNC
Federal prosecutors escalate efforts to criminalize protest journalism by labeling documentation materials as “Antifa propaganda.” #Trump #ICE #Antifa #ProtestJournalism #CourtWatch #DigitalRepression #TheIntercept
The Feds Want to Make It Illegal to Even Possess an Anarchist Zine
Daniel Sanchez is facing federal charges for what free speech advocates say is a clear attack on the First Amendment.
theintercept.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Federal prosecutors escalate efforts to criminalize protest journalism by labeling documentation materials as “Antifa propaganda.” #Trump #ICE #Antifa #ProtestJournalism #CourtWatch #DigitalRepression #TheIntercept
Fox News reports federal narratives treating encrypted messaging by anti-ICE activists as evidence of criminal coordination, signaling expanded surveillance and digital repression of protest activity. #ICE #FBI #Encryption #CivilLiberties #DigitalRepression #FoxNews
Anti-ICE 'digital Minutemen' use military-grade surveillance tactics against feds
At least 200 groups train civilians in S.A.L.U.T.E. intelligence method to track federal agents in 13 databases, raising national security concerns.
www.foxnews.com
February 6, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Fox News reports federal narratives treating encrypted messaging by anti-ICE activists as evidence of criminal coordination, signaling expanded surveillance and digital repression of protest activity. #ICE #FBI #Encryption #CivilLiberties #DigitalRepression #FoxNews
Federal pressure on Apple and Google enabled the removal of community‑protection apps tracking ICE activity, advancing a new phase of digital repression. #Trump #DHS #ICE #DigitalRepression #AppStores #CivilRights #Immigration #TheTechPress
No Kings, No Monopolies: How App Store Gatekeepers Enable Authoritarianism | TechPolicy.Press
Meher Sethi discusses how the app-store duopoly enables government pressure, including censorship of apps like ICEBlock, and poses growing risks to democracy.
www.techpolicy.press
November 21, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Federal pressure on Apple and Google enabled the removal of community‑protection apps tracking ICE activity, advancing a new phase of digital repression. #Trump #DHS #ICE #DigitalRepression #AppStores #CivilRights #Immigration #TheTechPress
Flock’s new ALPR controls leave agencies able to extend retention, preserve innocent drivers’ location data, and bypass search-purpose limits without independent auditing. #Surveillance #DigitalRepression #CivilLiberties #FlockSafety #ACLU
Flock's Cameras Remain Civil Liberties Threat Despite Updates
ACLU responds to surveillance company Flock's announcement of changes to license plate reader system.
www.aclu.org
August 18, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Flock’s new ALPR controls leave agencies able to extend retention, preserve innocent drivers’ location data, and bypass search-purpose limits without independent auditing. #Surveillance #DigitalRepression #CivilLiberties #FlockSafety #ACLU
ICE retained plans for a $125 million system capable of continuously monitoring one million subjects, generating risk scores, and feeding investigative leads into enforcement operations. #ICE #Surveillance #DigitalRepression #BiometricUpdate
ICE withdraws $125M sole-source Thomson Reuters surveillance data deal | Biometric Update
ICE withdrew its sole-source plan but will continue with a competitive $125M procurement for investigative data services.
www.biometricupdate.com
August 17, 2026 at 6:10 PM
ICE retained plans for a $125 million system capable of continuously monitoring one million subjects, generating risk scores, and feeding investigative leads into enforcement operations. #ICE #Surveillance #DigitalRepression #BiometricUpdate
Hackers hijacked a Uyghur language tool to spy on exiles in a targeted malware campaign. Experts link it to China’s growing use of #DigitalRepression to silence the diaspora. #CyberSecurity
Uyghur community targeted in spearphishing campaign likely by Chinese government
Members of the World Uyghur Congress (WUC) were targeted in March with a malware-laced version of a legitimate Uyghur language tool—likely part of a broader pattern of Chinese state-linked attacks…
buff.ly
April 30, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Hackers hijacked a Uyghur language tool to spy on exiles in a targeted malware campaign. Experts link it to China’s growing use of #DigitalRepression to silence the diaspora. #CyberSecurity
Are you interested in tackling digital repression and ensuring safety of women human rights defenders?
Join our webinar this Wednesday, 24 September 👇
www.apc.org/en/event/web...
#DigitalRepression #WHRDs #Webinar
Join our webinar this Wednesday, 24 September 👇
www.apc.org/en/event/web...
#DigitalRepression #WHRDs #Webinar
September 22, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Are you interested in tackling digital repression and ensuring safety of women human rights defenders?
Join our webinar this Wednesday, 24 September 👇
www.apc.org/en/event/web...
#DigitalRepression #WHRDs #Webinar
Join our webinar this Wednesday, 24 September 👇
www.apc.org/en/event/web...
#DigitalRepression #WHRDs #Webinar
#DigitalRepression
Justice isn’t abstract anymore. It’s tangled in the same networks that fund think tanks, shape public stories, and silence the vulnerable.
Justice isn’t abstract anymore. It’s tangled in the same networks that fund think tanks, shape public stories, and silence the vulnerable.
November 26, 2025 at 6:00 PM
#DigitalRepression
Justice isn’t abstract anymore. It’s tangled in the same networks that fund think tanks, shape public stories, and silence the vulnerable.
Justice isn’t abstract anymore. It’s tangled in the same networks that fund think tanks, shape public stories, and silence the vulnerable.