Reuters reports that Twitter has sued to stop the U.S. government's effort to learn the identity of a Twitter user who has criticized that government's policies.
"The rights of free speech afforded Twitter's users and Twitter itself under the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution include a right to disseminate such anonymous or pseudonymous political speech," Twitter said in the lawsuit.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday April 07 2017, @10:51PM
Well, that's why we're here instead of on Twitter.
Even as a bleeding heart liberal, I'd still rather be here.
Many of my comments might fit in 140 characters, but sometimes I may need a long-winded essay with citations.