Online hate researcher keeps hammering X despite deportation threat
US won’t back down from fight to deport technology researchers.
US won’t back down from fight to deport technology researchers.
The short version
- The US is not backing down from its fight to deport noncitizen technology researchers who monitor safety risks on the biggest online platforms.
- In July, a judge blocked as unconstitutional an immigration policy that the US relied on to weigh whether to detain and deport people who flag illegal or harmful online content as national security risks.
- Deemed too broad, the policy could sweep in seemingly any noncitizen working in content moderation , the judge said.
What happened
Last week, the US appealed that ruling, a move that CITR expected . It notably came two days after another court found that it had no jurisdiction to decide a case raised by a hate speech researcher and lawful permanent resident fighting to strike down the policy permanently.
Why it matters
In that case, US District Judge Loretta Preska called out Rubio for determining that the founder of a United Kingdom group called the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), Imran Ahmed, was a threat due to his lobbying and advocacy.
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