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National security concerns just won out over Twitter's attempt to be transparent about surveillance:
Six years ago, Twitter sued the US government in an attempt to detail surveillance requests the company had received, but a federal judge on Friday ruled in favor of the government's case that detailing the requests would jeopardize the country's safety.
If Twitter revealed the number of surveillance requests it received each calendar quarter, it "would be likely to lead to grave or imminent harm to the national security," US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers concluded after reviewing classified information from the government. See below for the full ruling.
"While we are disappointed with the court's decision, we will continue to fight for transparency," Twitter said in a statement Saturday.
(Score: 5, Interesting) by slinches on Monday April 20 2020, @06:54PM
The only way I can think of that the count itself is a national security concern is if the numbers were so large that it means all available data on every twitter user is being polled daily. The public becoming aware that the government is watching everyone in that level of detail could certainly be the cause of a "national security" issue.