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34. Twitter refuses U.S. order to reveal user behind anti-Trump account

Thu Apr 6, 2017, 08:24 PM

Apr 2017

Twitter refuses U.S. order to reveal user behind anti-Trump account
Reuters
Thu Apr 6, 2017 | 7:55pm EDT
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-twitter-lawsuit-idUSKBN1782PH

By David Ingram | SAN FRANCISCO
Twitter Inc on Thursday filed a federal lawsuit to block an order by the U.S. government demanding that it reveal who is behind an account opposed to President Donald Trump's tough immigration policies.

Citing freedom of speech as a basis for not turning over records, Twitter filed the lawsuit in federal court in San Francisco and said that the account, @ALT_uscis, claimed to be run by at least one federal immigration employee. The acronym CIS refers to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, and the account describes itself as "immigration resistance."

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Twitter sues U.S. over demand for records on anti-Trump account [View all] Rollo Apr 2017 OP

Great! get the red out Apr 2017 #1

of course but we have to #resist wordpix Apr 2017 #17

What's wrong with Twitter? bucolic_frolic Apr 2017 #2

What part of US.gov is demanding the records & on what basis? Or is it just a tRumped-up vendetta? Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2017 #3

25 pg complaint but skimming thru, "unmask" was used in this way: wordpix Apr 2017 #20

here's the link to the complaint -lots of good stuff wordpix Apr 2017 #22

The attorneys for Twitter and Kushner are from the same law firm. Ha! Glimmer of Hope Apr 2017 #28

Thanks. In summary, tRump gvmt embarrassed by tweets, applies in ham-fisted way to stop free speech Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2017 #30

Live by the tweet, die by the tweet... Rollo Apr 2017 #32

So I guess these "U.S. officials" would also like twitter user info on Malcolm Nance, Jester Leghorn21 Apr 2017 #4

yes it will get to that and worse if we don't stop this criminal cabal wordpix Apr 2017 #23

I know we're all bracing ourselves - UNNH - (for what good it may do!) - some days I can indeed Leghorn21 Apr 2017 #29

Trade the info safeinOhio Apr 2017 #5

No way. Not unless the person behind the moniker agrees with no duress. Not anyone else's choice. nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2017 #31

better info here: OKNancy Apr 2017 #6

They're on the #AltGovt Megathread. mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2017 #10

Chilling. mountain grammy Apr 2017 #12

yet one can get a chuckle from item #45 wordpix Apr 2017 #24

Thanks. Also looks like an interesting web site that I have not seen before. riversedge Apr 2017 #38

Nunes: Need work? Investigate this! (Looks like the Russian NCjack Apr 2017 #7

KGOP wants to PURGE everyone who will not Assume the Position Achilleaze Apr 2017 #8

10-4, Ach - I'm having apocalyptic visions of a mass "round up" here, with ban/kush cat fights Leghorn21 Apr 2017 #9

I fear you are right. nt Honeycombe8 Apr 2017 #11

Scary, since he has my husbands' twitter address. lark Apr 2017 #18

Aw, maaan - lark, I'm glad your husband "tweets shit" at dft - my favorite thing is to read Leghorn21 Apr 2017 #27

Fucking fascist Trump administration. This subpoena is SO unconstitutional. SunSeeker Apr 2017 #13

...and the number of followers of @ALT_uscis has gone op by over 2000 in the last half hour. cyberswede Apr 2017 #14

Oh look! This is apparently on CNN now, via ALT_uscis tweet: Leghorn21 Apr 2017 #15

I hope it's mine! tazkcmo Apr 2017 #16

Shut down trump's account jpak Apr 2017 #19

Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2017 #21

Now DonnieRhea take a good look, this is McCarthyism. DK504 Apr 2017 #25

lots of masked twitter users working to get truth & Trump out wordpix Apr 2017 #26

I don't tweet, but I've been known to... Rollo Apr 2017 #33

Twitter refuses U.S. order to reveal user behind anti-Trump account ColemanMaskell Apr 2017 #34

The ACLU is involved-representing the account holder. GOOD!!.. riversedge Apr 2017 #35

KO: Support the account President Asshole @realDonaldTrump is trying to suppress. Follow @ALT_uscis riversedge Apr 2017 #36

@ALT_USCIS has pinned the FIRST Amendment to the top of their account.... riversedge Apr 2017 #37

Confirmed. Not just hearsay. Trump is now going after individual Twitter accounts that are meanies t riversedge Apr 2017 #39