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Twitter Sues U.S. over User's Anonymity

posted by Fnord666 on Friday April 07 2017, @09:51PM   Printer-friendly
from the unmasking dept.

butthurt writes:

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.

further information:
court filing

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  • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Saturday April 08 2017, @03:26PM (1 child)

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Saturday April 08 2017, @03:26PM (#490854) Journal

    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 . . . .

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  • (Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 08 2017, @06:07PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 08 2017, @06:07PM (#490922)

    Lol, so angry you had to post twice!
    The lady doth protest 'two' much.