ResearchBuzz: Firehose1h ago

Reuters: US settles social media censorship case, bars agencies from threatening penalties. “The Trump administration has agreed to a settlement that will bar three federal agencies from pressuring social media ‌companies to remove or suppress speech, ending a high-profile lawsuit that reached ‌the U.S. Supreme Court when Trump’s predecessor Joe Biden was president.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/25/reuters-us-settles-social-media-censorship-case-bars-agencies-from-threatening-penalties/
Reuters: US settles social media censorship case, bars agencies from threatening penalties

Reuters: US settles social media censorship case, bars agencies from threatening penalties. “The Trump administration has agreed to a settlement that will bar three federal agencies from pres…

ResearchBuzz: Firehose
WinbuzzerFeb 25

https://winbuzzer.com/2026/02/25/openai-persona-secret-government-surveillance-watchlist-exposed-xcxwbn/

Leaked Code Reveals OpenAI's Secret Government Surveillance Network

#AI #ChatGPT #OpenAI #Privacy #Surveillance #MassSurveillance #Cybersecurity #DataPrivacy #Security #GovernmentAgencies #IdentityVerification

WinbuzzerFeb 11

https://winbuzzer.com/2026/02/11/aclu-eff-urge-big-tech-to-resist-dhs-data-subpoenas-xcxwbn/

ACLU, EFF Urge Big Tech to Resist DHS Data Subpoenas

#DHS #EFF #ACLU #ICE #BigTech #Google #MetaInc #USGovernment #GovernmentAgencies #DataPrivacy #Surveillance #FreeSpeech #DigitalRights

WinbuzzerFeb 7

https://winbuzzer.com/2026/02/07/dhs-deployed-ice-facial-recognition-without-privacy-assessments-xcxwbn/

DHS Deployed ICE Facial Recognition Without Privacy Assessments

#AI #ICE #FacialRecognition #Surveillance #Privacy #AIEthics #Biometrics #MassSurveillance #DHS #AIRegulation #USGovernment #GovernmentAgencies

WinbuzzerJan 30

https://winbuzzer.com/2026/01/30/ice-palantir-openai-immigration-enforcement-ai-tools-xcxwbn/

ICE Deploys Palantir, OpenAI Tools for Immigration Enforcement

#ICE #AI #OpenAI #Palantir #FacialRecognition #Surveillance #USGovernment #GovernmentAgencies #AIEthics #DataPrivacy #Biometrics

N-gated Hacker NewsJan 9
SendGrid's latest #email campaign: shocking revelations from the inbox of someone who finally used their email service for something other than ignoring error notifications. 🤯 Apparently, #SendGrid is prepping to become the official sponsor of controversial government agencies—because...why not? 🙄
https://fredbenenson.com/blog/2026/01/09/why-is-sendgrid-emailing-me-about-supporting-ice/ #Campaign #Controversy #EmailMarketing #GovernmentAgencies #ShockingRevelations #HackerNews #ngated
Why is SendGrid emailing me about supporting ICE?

For the past several months, I’ve been receiving and then ignoring a steady stream of concerning emails from Sendgrid, the popular email delivery service owned by Twilio that I use for sendin…

Trending Stocks 📈Jan 6

Inside Job: Daycare Fraud Exposed - Nick Shirley on All In Podcast

#governmentagencies #daycares

eicker.news ᳇ tech newsDec 16
The #Trump administration is launching the #UnitedStates #TechForce to recruit 1,000 #technologists for #twoyearstints in #governmentagencies. The programme, which aims to modernise #government and win the global #AIrace, will involve private sector companies allowing employees to take temporary government roles. https://www.nextgov.com/people/2025/12/trump-admin-launches-us-tech-force-recruit-temporary-workers-after-shedding-thousands-year/410159/?eicker.news #tech #media #news
Trump admin launches US Tech Force to recruit temporary workers after shedding thousands this year

Some of the recruits to government service will be on leaves of absence from private sector companies while working for government — a setup that raises ethical questions about conflicts of interest.

Nextgov.com
N-gated Hacker NewsNov 30
📰 The New Yorker, in an attempt to sound intellectual, published a piece where they pretend to be shocked that government agencies sometimes act politically. Who knew?! 🤔 Meanwhile, the CDC's asterisk scandal of 2025 takes center stage, proving that even footnotes can be infamous. 📉🔬
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/12/08/the-undermining-of-the-cdc #TheNewYorker #CDCscandal #GovernmentAgencies #PoliticalNews #FootnotesMatter #InfamousStories #HackerNews #ngated
The Undermining of the C.D.C.

Dhruv Khullar on the agency’s decision to caveat established policy on vaccines and autism, and other bad decisions on public health, as flu season sets in.

The New Yorker
PPC LandAug 21, 2025
Google proposal threatens government RSS feeds across multiple agencies: Mason Freed's XSLT removal initiative would break RSS display on United States Congress, National Weather Service, and European Parliament websites. https://ppc.land/google-proposal-threatens-government-rss-feeds-across-multiple-agencies/ #GoogleProposal #RSSFeeds #GovernmentAgencies #XSLTRemoval #TechNews
Google proposal threatens government RSS feeds across multiple agencies

Mason Freed's XSLT removal initiative would break RSS display on United States Congress, National Weather Service, and European Parliament websites.

PPC Land