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.