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: 2, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 08 2017, @01:54AM (5 children)
This entire case looks like the CBP union got butthurt when the guy posted one of their own tweets [twitter.com] about the pleasures of hunting humans.
They tried to abuse the administrative subpoena to punish someone for shining a light on their lack of human decency and only ended up streisanding their tormentor. Now everybody knows about this twitter account and that he made the government mad, so he must be doing something right. In reality he's probably just some bored guy running his mouth like most everybody on twitter, but thanks to thin-skinned thugs in jackboots he's got a much bigger audience now.
Its funny, all the free-speech heroes of the left have messages that support human dignity.
All the free-speech heroes of the right have messages that denigrate human decency.
Its not a good look.
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Saturday April 08 2017, @03:18PM (2 children)
What's funny is, that you actually believe that shite. Maybe you should go back to the dictionary, and learn what dignity really is.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 09 2017, @05:07AM (1 child)
Maybe you should go back to the dictionary, and learn what dignity really is.
OK, I took your advice.
Definition of dignity [merriam-webster.com]
1
: the quality or state of being worthy, honored, or esteemed
As you have told us many times, humans born outside of the US are not worthy, ergo they have no dignity.
You are wrong.
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Sunday April 09 2017, @11:26AM
I've never told you any such thing. A Russian may (or may not) have all the dignity that any American has. Being dignified doesn't make him an American. Obviously, you have failed to understand what you read.
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Saturday April 08 2017, @03:26PM (1 child)
A Hemingway quote? (Hey, if he played the skin flute, would he become Hummingway?) NBPC1613 - actually, they DO hunt humans. Maybe the don't kill a lot of humans, and probably don't eat any of them, but, they do hunt humans. Then again - it's a shame to allow good Soylent to go to waste, so maybe they do eat the humans they hunt. Maybe I should try it . . . .
(Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 08 2017, @06:07PM
Lol, so angry you had to post twice!
The lady doth protest 'two' much.