By Bill Galluccio
Apr 21, 2021
The United States Postal Service has been running a covert operations program that tracks and collects social media posts considered inflammatory.
Yahoo News obtained a copy of a Situational Awareness Bulletin issued to law enforcement agencies by the Department of Homeland Security which warned of the potential for violence ahead of protests planned for March 20.
The bulletin included screenshots of social media posts obtained by analysts with the United States Postal Inspection Service Internet Covert Operations Program (iCOP). They highlighted a post made by a member of the Proud Boys and identified him by his real name, though it was redacted in the memo shared by
U S Postal Service Tracking Americans Social Media for Inflammatory Posts
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