Federal Agencies Identify 'Anti-Technology Extremists' as New Domestic Threat, Documents Show
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Summary
Federal intelligence agencies including the DHS, FBI, and fusion centers are circulating reports identifying "anti-technology extremists" as a new domestic threat category. Over 1,000 pages of unpublished documents obtained by WIRED reveal a national surveillance shift targeting this broad category, following attacks on CEOs, protests against data centers, and growing public concern over AI-driven job displacement.
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In the wake of attacks on CEOs, a nationwide protest movement targeting data centers, and increasing concerns about AI job replacement, federal intelligence agencies and domestic law enforcement are circulating reports with a new domestic target in mind: anti-technology extremists.
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