Takedown requests 10/07 onward (Chicago Police Department)

Dear Caroline:

Thank you for your interest in information from the Chicago Police Department. Your FOIA request has been received and is being processed. Your FOIA Center reference number for tracking purposes is: P893377-110623
You have requested the following records: To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act., I hereby request the following records:

1) From October 7, 2023 to the time that this request is processed: A copy of any takedown requests (i.e. asking a social media company to remove a post from the platform either totally or from public view) sent to any of the following companies/platforms:
- Twitter/X
- Facebook
- Instagram
- TikTok
- LinkedIn
- YouTube

I am specifically interested in posts that relate to the Israel/Gaza conflict. If you need a keyword search, you can search for the following terms:
—“Israel"
—“Gaza"
—“Hamas
—“Palestine"
—“Palestinian"
—"Students for Justice in Palestine"
—“SJP"
—“Chabad
—"Hillel”

Please limit the scope of this request to whichever person/people/team deals with sending takedown requets.

This FOI request is being filed in pursuit of a time-sensitive news story. Therefore, I ask that my request is expedited. When completing this request, please prioritize whichever records would take the least amount of time to be located and released. I would like these records in electronic format, sent via email or other digital method, and again, please release documents on a rolling basis, as they become available.

If you determine that any of the information qualifies for an exemption from disclosure, I ask you to note whether the exemption is discretionary, and if so whether it is necessary in this case to exercise your discretion to withhold the information. In any event, please provide a signed notification citing the legal authorities on which you rely if you determine that any of the information is exempt and will not be disclosed.

Also, I am a member of the news media as a reporter for Business Insider, and the requested documents are in the public interest and not being made for commercial purposes. Therefore, I ask that all fees are waived in the processing of my request. If fees associated with this request will be in excess of $25, kindly notify me in advance of fulfilling this request. As I am making this request as a journalist and this information is timely, I would appreciate your communicating with me if you have questions regarding this request.

Thanks again, and if there are any questions about my request, can provide any clarification that will help expedite the processing of my request, please contact me at email address. I am also happy to hop on the phone.

I look forward to your reply within 5 business days, as the statute requires and an even more prompt reply if you can make a determination without having to review the records in question.

Thank you for your time and attention to this matter.

Best,
Caroline

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Chicago Police Department (CPD) responds to all public records requests in accordance with the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 ILCS 140/1 et seq.  If further time is needed to assemble and copy all documents responsive to your FOIA request, we will contact you with a time estimate and a request to extend. You can monitor the progress of your request at the link below and you’ll receive an email when your request has been completed. Thank you for using the Chicago FOIA Center.

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11/14/2023
HICAGO OLICE EPARTMENT
CITY OF CHICAGO
Caroline Caroline
MuckRock News, DEPT MR154177 263 Huntington Ave
Boston MA 02115
RE: FOIA REQUEST of November 06, 2023, Reference # P893377-110623
Dear Caroline:
The Chicago Police Department is in receipt of your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. On November 06, 2023, the following request was received. To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act., I hereby request the following records:

1) From October 7, 2023 to the time that this request is processed: A copy of any takedown requests (i.e. asking a social media company to remove a post from the platform either totally or from public view) sent to any of the following companies/platforms:
- Twitter/X
- Facebook
- Instagram
- TikTok
- LinkedIn
- YouTube

I am specifically interested in posts that relate to the Israel/Gaza conflict. If you need a keyword search, you can search for the following terms:
—“Israel"
—“Gaza"
—“Hamas
—“Palestine"
—“Palestinian"
—"Students for Justice in Palestine"
—“SJP"
—“Chabad
—"Hillel”

Please limit the scope of this request to whichever person/people/team deals with sending takedown requets.

This FOI request is being filed in pursuit of a time-sensitive news story. Therefore, I ask that my request is expedited. When completing this request, please prioritize whichever records would take the least amount of time to be located and released. I would like these records in electronic format, sent via email or other digital method, and again, please release documents on a rolling basis, as they become available.

If you determine that any of the information qualifies for an exemption from disclosure, I ask you to note whether the exemption is discretionary, and if so whether it is necessary in this case to exercise your discretion to withhold the information. In any event, please provide a signed notification citing the legal authorities on which you rely if you determine that any of the information is exempt and will not be disclosed.

Also, I am a member of the news media as a reporter for Business Insider, and the requested documents are in the public interest and not being made for commercial purposes. Therefore, I ask that all fees are waived in the processing of my request. If fees associated with this request will be in excess of $25, kindly notify me in advance of fulfilling this request. As I am making this request as a journalist and this information is timely, I would appreciate your communicating with me if you have questions regarding this request.

Thanks again, and if there are any questions about my request, can provide any clarification that will help expedite the processing of my request, please contact me at email address. I am also happy to hop on the phone.

I look forward to your reply within 5 business days, as the statute requires and an even more prompt reply if you can make a determination without having to review the records in question.

Thank you for your time and attention to this matter.

Best,
Caroline

Upload documents directly: https://www.muckrock.com/
Under the Freedom of Information Act, a public body may extend the time to respond to a FOIA request by up to 5 business days for a limited number of reasons. 5 ILCS 140/3(e). We are extending the time to respond to your request by 5 business days for the following reason(s):
The request may require the collection of a substantial number of specified records, if any exist;
The requested records, if any exist, may require examination and evaluation by personnel having the necessary competence and discretion to determine if they are exempt from disclosure under Section 7 of the Freedom of Information Act or should be
If you have any questions, please contact our office at 312-745-5308 or at the following address: Chicago Police Department Attention: Freedom of Information Officer Office of Legal Affairs, Unit 114 3510 S. Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL 60653
Sincerely, Robert Earnshaw
Freedom of Information Officer
Chicago Police Department

Attachments:
P893377_Response_Letter.pdf (https://u8387778.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=6HtRfOYLt5fXvpttM-2FU1HQBImk7-2Bynhw89FmPm6yuaXuCPDmqJYvRk2B47aEBbNS7w8Zw1ahmZAaRtJcdkbt0rILECxed5BvaRIP-2BSWSOm7YuKUhKq84GVaBRQIPhBdgmP0mfIa6Kq-2B-2BoB4v5-2F-2FeF4OeUulQh83FRMElAa7KsrQXp9yMLkaSkLr44mZcjNYOxkCWu2Oy463NQMHScuR3cw-3D-3DsmHK_KN3SvT-2F9GvGDOli86PlVa8D6zNyW2khzm1KrNW7J26Q7CjWs85-2BwAvC2GW41wM8Haf7zSePi4tSoFpg2kI8mYYDJgNrxvXI-2FUBEz7dhY2kM5qTVVS6Mh-2FF09-2FNDq3AEnhAtIpPx3V4xpuSyL54XIqEXqDtMQNJQQAKyFsl9VvQFWfrdi70rKghcCpWJaQM4g5A4RMdUxCXq7F1ozHr6K-2F8uiMm3TwXa6ueS6ZvvTfuUU5yMO9WQku2PHEqRmGuWpANg7XGEwFR6Zttw2fC3U22Ick75GJeKE9YdCmFW2REVuGSq-2Ff3U-2B4XR0T2x6PLq-2FTT0rkgzF2yKpYBC4eNW-2B3rNi087mqELnYviC7Z4-2Fu28sf120w2uf5tPyI8YsByninhFyJ-2FkvUAgy49X1sx6HXg-3D-3D)

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Attached is a letter pertaining to your FOIA request. Thank you.