WSJ Tech News Briefing · Friday, August 7, 2026
Social media companies have varying policies regarding ICE's requests for user information. Reddit, for instance, scrutinizes these requests and often objects when they are perceived to infringe on user privacy or First Amendment rights.
“Social media policies on how to handle these administrative subpoenas and requests for information differ depending on who is actually requesting the information.”
“Sites like Reddit, they will scrutinize these requests. And if they determine that the user was engaging in an activity protected under the First Amendment, they will object to these requests.”
“Reddit told us that privacy is central to how Reddit operates. And the company routinely objects to the government's requests, especially when it threatens a user's privacy or civil rights, including the First Amendment rights.”