• by Colin Kirkland , Yesterday

Following U.S.-based user concerns over TikTok’s alleged suppression of political ICE-related video posts, Meta has reportedly begun blocking users from sharing links to “ICE List” -- a database archiving the names of ICE agents -- on Facebook, Instagram and Threads.

According to Wired, ICE List founder Dominick Skinner and a group of volunteers reported problems posting site links on Meta social-media apps on Monday, with Wired verifying the group’s claims the next day.

In attempts to post a link to ICE List on Facebook this past Tuesday, Wired received a message that read: “Posts that look like spam according to our Community Guidelines are blocked on Facebook and can’t be edited.”

Hours later, the publisher wrote that the message changed to “Your content couldn’t be shared, because this link goes against our Community Standards.”

On Threads, links to ICE List were met with a “Link not allowed” message, while on Instagram, Wired received a message stating: “We restrict certain activity to protect our community. Let us know if you think we made a mistake.”

In response, a Meta spokesperson told Wired that links to ICE List are disallowed due to its violation of a company policy prohibiting “content asking for personally identifiable information of others.”

Wired notes that most of the information included in ICE List’s agent profiles is compiled from LinkedIn and other public records on the internet.

Skinner told Wired that sharing links across Meta platforms has been possible for the past six months.

The site founder believes Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s public support of President Donald Trump is a sign of a purposeful decision to block ICE List links.

ICE List was created last year in June to hold ICE agents accountable. Meta’s blockage of links to the site follow mass country-wide protests against ICE and multiple public killings of protesters in Minneapolis by ICE agents, including Renee Good and Alex Pretti. 

This isn’t the first ICE-tracking platform to be met with suppression by Big Tech. In October, Apple removed ICEBlock – an encrypted app used to label and track the presence of ICE agents – from its app store.

At the time, Attorney General Pam Bondi told Fox News Digital that the Trump administration ordered Apple to remove the app from its store and the company complied.

Furthermore, TikTok – which, for U.S.-based users, is now owned and operated by a consortium of investors hand-picked by the Trump administration – has been met with user allegations regarding the potential censorship of posts focused on protesting and covering recent ICE activity.