The Postal Service is reportedly monitoring Americans' social media for 'inflammatory' content'

The law-enforcement arm of the USPS is running a "covert" program, according to Yahoo News.

The surveillance effort, known as iCop, monitors Americans' social media for "inflammatory" posts.

A memo obtained by Yahoo includes identifying details and screenshots of users' Parler accounts.

An unlikely government entity may be watching your activity on social media. the law-enforcement arm of the US Postal Service is running a "covert" program that monitors Americans' social media posts for "inflammatory" content and then passes those posts along to other government agencies.

The surveillance effort, which falls under the agency's Postal Inspection Service, is known as the Internet Covert Operations Program, or iCop, the outlet reported.

Prior to the Yahoo News Wednesday report, details of the program had not been made public.

The outlet obtained a March 16 memo, marked as "law enforcement sensitive" that said analysts with the US Postal Inspection Service had monitored "significant activity regarding planned protests occurring internationally and domestically on March 20, 2021."

The government bulletin appears to be referencing demonstrations across the world planned as part of a World Wide Rally for Freedom and Democracy, in which groups were expected to demonstrate for a variety of causes, including lockdown measures and 5G, Yahoo News reported.

The two-page document reportedly includes screenshots of users' posts from Facebook, Parler, and Telegram, including "inflammatory material" which "suggests potential violence may occur." The memo, however, notes no intelligence exists to suggest specific threats, Yahoo News reported.

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