The U.S. Government Implements Unprecedented AI-Powered Social Media Surveillance

The US government is enhancing its surveillance of social media to oversee millions of immigrants and visitors. The growing use of data analytics and artificial intelligence could also lead to increased scrutiny of US citizens.

“If it’s not flawless, it’s nearly impossible for the government to limit its focus solely to non-citizens without monitoring the social media of others,” states Rachel Levinson Waldman from the Brennan Center for Justice, a nonprofit focused on public policy…