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Board authorizes administrative subpoena to Meta Platforms after officials report threats
Summary
San Benito County supervisors voted unanimously to authorize an administrative subpoena to Meta Platforms to identify accounts linked to social media posts the board described as threats against supervisors and their families and set a Dec. 2 hearing; the move drew public criticism about statutory authority.
The San Benito County Board of Supervisors unanimously authorized county counsel to issue an administrative subpoena to Meta Platforms to try to identify account holders tied to social media posts that county counsel described as overt threats against supervisors and their families.
County counsel told the board that a criminal investigation and an internal inquiry had been initiated after the posts and requested…
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