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• Amid continued protests in Minneapolis over recent cases of fatal police brutality, new documents show that the Minneapolis Police Department, as well as officials at the nearby Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office and Minnesota Fusion Center, have previously used controversial facial recognition startup Clearview AI’s software — indicating that this system could be used to monitor the ongoing demonstrations. As of February, 10 users with the Minneapolis police force had run more than 160 searches in Clearview’s database, while the Hennepin office had conducted nearly 400 searches in the same time period. (BuzzFeed News)

• Bill Russo, a spokesperson for Joe Biden’s 2020 presidential campaign, said the former vice president still supports a repeal of Section 230 liability protections, and that any future Biden administration plans to pursue legislation to hold social media companies accountable for knowingly allowing falsehoods. However, the campaign disagrees with key provisions in President Donald Trump’s recent executive order targeting the statute, saying the Biden White House would not operate on the idea “that the First Amendment means private companies must provide a venue for, and amplification of, the president’s falsehoods.” (The Verge)

• Twitter Inc. and Reddit Inc., along with the Internet Association, filed an amicus briefing in support of a lawsuit from the Brennan Center for Justice and the Knight First Amendment Institute challenging a Trump administration requirement that U.S. visa applicants provide information about their social media accounts. The companies argued that the requirement, which has been in place at the State Department for a year, could harm those who use online aliases so they can more freely share their opinions on controversial, political and sensitive issues. (Bloomberg)