Congrats, Twitter! You won!
Twitter withdrew its lawsuit against the U.S. government Friday, only a day after filing, after the government backed down from its request for information regarding an immigration-focused, anti-Trump accountThe Guardian tweeted the news. The lawsuit has been updated.
US gov't backs down on its effort to unmask anonymous dissenter @ALT_uscis, Twitter withdraws suit http://pic.twitter.com/sT7qYBghjB
— Julia Carrie Wong (@juliacarriew) April 7, 2017
To summarize, the U.S. government, specifically the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, was seeking information on the anonymous Twitter account @ALT_uscis, which tweets about immigration issues and takes a particular anti-Trump stance. Read more...
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