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Noem threatens legal action against CNN for report on ‘ICEBlock’ app (www.politico.com)

submitted 3 days ago by tonytins@pawb.social to c/usa@midwest.social

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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Tuesday floated prosecuting CNN for reporting on an app that would help users track activities of immigration detention officials, the latest broadside from an administration looking to pressure media outlets.

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[–] WoodScientist@sh.itjust.works 18 points 3 days ago (1 children)

They've never heard of the Streisand effect, have they?

[–] tonytins@pawb.social 11 points 3 days ago

I was thinking the same thing. xD

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 13 points 3 days ago

https://www.iceblock.app/

Only available for iOS. Android would apparently "require an account in order to send push notifications" to other people, which would ruin anonymity.

[–] Penguincoder@beehaw.org 2 points 3 days ago

Freedom of the press isn't in the Constitution I guess.