U.S. Government To Monitor Immigrants’ Social Media For Antisemitism - 1

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U.S. Government To Monitor Immigrants’ Social Media For Antisemitism

  • Written by Andrea Miliani Former Tech News Expert
  • Fact-Checked by Sarah Frazier Former Content Manager

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced yesterday that it will begin screening immigrants’ social media activity to detect antisemitism and deny immigration requests.

In a rush? Here are the quick facts:

  • USCIS will screen immigrants’ social media profiles to detect antisemitism.
  • Aliens supporting antisemitic ideologies or terrorism will be denied immigration benefits.
  • The government will use data analytics tools previously used to recognize violent aliens.

According to the official announcement , the new measures have been taken in alliance with President Donald Trump’s orders and initiatives to protect the homeland from terrorists and extremists.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will consider international students and aliens with legal residency and visas who support antisemitic ideologies or terrorism, as well as organizations such as Hezbollah, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Hamas, or Ansar Allah.

“There is no room in the United States for the rest of the world’s terrorist sympathizers, and we are under no obligation to admit them or let them stay here,” said DHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Tricia McLaughlin.

A few weeks ago, USCIS said that it wanted to screen social media profiles of citizens applying for visas. The details of which platforms are being considered for the new measures and the strategies have not been disclosed, but in current application forms, people are already asked to share profiles from social media networks such as Facebook, Instagram, and X.

According to NBC News , the government uses data analytics tools previously used during Biden’s administration, run by Customs and Border Protection’s National Targeting Center and National Vetting Center. The software is similar to the one used for keeping dangerous people from entering the U.S.

A former official told the news division that during the previous government, it was used to recognize violent students, not non-violent aliens. “We were not targeting political activity or speech. We would only review them if they were inciting violence,” said the official.

The U.S. government has been deploying other technologies for immigration control. A few weeks ago, the DHS launched the CBP Home app to allow illegal aliens to self-deport and avoid detention under the “Stay Out and Leave Now” campaign.

Anthropic Introduces $100 and $200 Subscription Plans for Chatbot Claude Max - 2

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Anthropic Introduces $100 and $200 Subscription Plans for Chatbot Claude Max

  • Written by Andrea Miliani Former Tech News Expert
  • Fact-Checked by Sarah Frazier Former Content Manager

In a rush? Here are the quick facts:

  • Anthropic introduced a new Max Plan for its chatbot Claude.
  • Customers can subscribe to the $100 Expanded Usage plan or the $200 Maximum Flexibility plan.
  • Many users have criticized the business move on social media.

According to the company’s announcement , users who choose the Max Plan Expanded Usage for $100 will get 5 times more usage than Pro members, who currently pay $17 per month. Those who prefer the $200 Max plan—Maximum Flexibility—will get 20 times more usage compared to Pro users.

Introducing a new Max plan for Claude. It’s flexible, with options for 5x or 20x more usage compared to our Pro plan. Plus, priority access to our latest features and models: pic.twitter.com/5nUdEV7gfX — Anthropic (@AnthropicAI) April 9, 2025

The Maximum Flexibility membership matches OpenAI’s ChatGPT Pro , launched in December last year. While the Anthropic highlights multiple benefits for the new memberships, including complex tasks, almost unlimited usage, and early access to the newest features, many users have criticized the business move on social media.

“I’ve loved Claude from the beginning, but being asked to pay 5x for usage that doesn’t get rate limited after a handful of chats is not moving us in the right direction,” wrote a user on Reddit . “Especially with so many other viable options (at fractions of the cost in some cases) sprouting up on a daily basis.”

“I use Claude 3.7/3.5 Sonnet in coding,” added another user on X . “It is #1 choice for many web coding needs, but I use it via GitHub Pro, which offers NO use limits and costs only $10/month.”

In February, Anthropic released its latest AI model , Claude 3.7 Sonnet, with hybrid reasoning features for complex tasks, keeping lower prices compared to competitors with similar models, such as OpenAI’s.