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Trump Orders Surveillance of Anti-AI Activists as Extremists

5/26/2026

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Federal agencies draft a classification that calls opposition to AI and data centers “anti-tech violent extremism.”
U.S. President Donald Trump's memo orders Homeland Security, FBI and Justice Departments to surveil anti-technology activists and target those with anti-American, anti-Christian or anti-capitalist beliefs.
Counterterrorism czar Sebastian Gorka lists left-wing groups among the nation’s highest terrorism threats, noting an Intelligence and Counterterrorism Bureau report that rapid AI adoption could spark protests.

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Federal agencies draft a classification that calls opposition to AI and data centers “anti-tech violent extremism.”
U.S. President Donald Trump's memo orders Homeland Security, FBI and Justice Departments to surveil anti-technology activists and target those with anti-American, anti-Christian or anti-capitalist beliefs.
Counterterrorism czar Sebastian Gorka lists left-wing groups among the nation’s highest terrorism threats, noting an Intelligence and Counterterrorism Bureau report that rapid AI adoption could spark protests.