Meta removes Facebook page allegedly used to target ICE agents after pressure from DOJ

Meta removes Facebook page allegedly used to target ICE agents after pressure from DOJ


U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks during a roundtable on “Antifa,” an anti-fascist movement he designated a domestic “terrorist organization” via executive order on September 22, at the White House in Washington, D.C., Oct. 8, 2025.

Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters

Meta removed a Facebook group page on Tuesday that was allegedly used to “dox and target” U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Chicago after being contacted by the Department of Justice.

Attorney General Pam Bondi revealed the Facebook takedown in an X post, and said that the DOJ “will continue engaging tech companies to eliminate platforms where radicals can incite imminent violence against federal law enforcement.”

A Meta spokesperson confirmed that the tech giant removed the Facebook group page, but declined to comment about its size and the specific details that warranted its removal.

“This Group was removed for violating our policies against coordinated harm,” the Meta spokesperson said in a statement that also referred to the company’s policies pertaining to “Coordinating Harm and Promoting Crime.”

Meta’s removal of the Facebook group page follows similar moves from rivals like Apple and Google, which have recently removed apps that could be used to anonymously report sightings of ICE agents and other law enforcement.

Apple took down the ICEBlock app nearly two weeks ago following pressure from Bondi, who said at the time that the app was “designed to put ICE agents at risk just for doing their jobs.”

Apple said at the time in a statement that it removed the ICEBlock app based on information provided by law enforcement about alleged “safety risks.”

Google, which did not maintain the ICEBlock app on its app store, said in October that while the DOJ never contacted the search giant, the company removed “similar apps for violations of our policies.”

ICEBlock creator Joshua Aaron criticized both Apple and the White House in an interview with CNBC, and compared his app to others like Waze, which let drivers report when they see law enforcement officers in order to avoid getting ticketed for speeding.

“This is about our fundamental constitutional rights in this country being stripped away by this administration, and the powers that be who are capitulating to their requests,” Aaron said.

WATCH: Roth Capital Partners’ Rohit Kularni on OpenAI’s Sora.

Roth Capital Partners' Rohit Kularni: Here's what OpenAI's Sora means for social media platforms



Source

Cerebras almost doubles in Nasdaq debut, topping 0 billion market cap after blockbuster IPO
Technology

Cerebras almost doubles in Nasdaq debut, topping $100 billion market cap after blockbuster IPO

Cerebras Systems soared in its Nasdaq debut on Thursday, opening at $350 after selling shares at $185, well above the company’s expected range. That values the chipmaker at over $100 billion. The company sold 30 million shares in its offering late Wednesday, raising $5.55 billion, the largest IPO for a U.S. tech company since Uber’s […]

Read More
Jim Cramer wants to buy this stock now 10% below its highs. Here’s why
Technology

Jim Cramer wants to buy this stock now 10% below its highs. Here’s why

Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Thursday’s key moments. 1. All three major indexes rallied Thursday, with the Dow reclaiming 50,000 after an important U.S.-China meeting and a blowout earnings report from Cisco Systems . It was a mixed […]

Read More
Warsh’s confirmation, Trump-Xi meeting, Cisco earnings and more in Morning Squawk
Technology

Warsh’s confirmation, Trump-Xi meeting, Cisco earnings and more in Morning Squawk

1. You’re hired Kevin Warsh, nominee for chairman of the Federal Reserve, is sworn in to his Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee confirmation hearing in Dirksen building on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images The Senate confirmed Kevin Warsh as the next chair of the Federal […]

Read More