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Meta Blocks Links to ICE List on Facebook, Instagram and Threads

Meta says its PII policy triggered the block on ICE List links across Facebook, Instagram and Threads.

Overview

  • WIRED verified on Tuesday that links to the site cannot be posted on Facebook, Instagram or Threads after users reported problems beginning Monday night.
  • A Meta spokesperson said the action relates to rules against sharing or requesting private information, including identifiers for law-enforcement or security personnel.
  • Links still send on WhatsApp, and user-facing notices about the block varied by app and over time.
  • ICE List’s operators say they compiled DHS personnel and recently uploaded about 4,500 names, which WIRED found relied heavily on publicly available profiles.
  • Critics characterize the publication of federal employees’ details as potential doxxing.