Lion Heart 15,041 Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 The Trump administration is trying to force Twitter to unmask at least one anti-Trump account, according to a new lawsuit. Twitter (TWTR, Tech30) filed a lawsuit Thursday against the U.S. government to block a request to provide personal information about the user behind @ALT_uscis. The account, whose name stands for alternative U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, is one of several alternative government accounts created after President Trump took office. It currently has more than 40,000 followers. According to the lawsuit, an agent with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) faxed a summons to Twitter last month requesting the user's account login, phone number, mailing address and IP address. Twitter argues in the suit that the request is a threat to free speech, which includes "a right to disseminate such anonymous or pseudonymous political speech." Twitter declined to comment beyond the legal filing. A representative for the CBP said it does not comment on pending litigation. A representative for the Department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Shortly after Trump's inauguration, alternative or "rogue" Twitter accounts began popping up for the National Park Service, Environmental Protection Agency, NASA and more. The accounts claimed to represent the views of government staffers who opposed Trump's policies. In addition to criticizing the Trump administration, the @ALT_uscis account claimed to reveal improprieties with the CBP and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. More: http://money.cnn.com/2017/04/06/technology/twitter-lawsuit-rogue-accounts/index.html?sr=twCNN040617twitter-lawsuit-rogue-accounts0935PMVODtopPhoto&linkId=36272178 UPDATE: ▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphine Prince 109,647 Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 I support Twitter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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venusfly 17,885 Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 This is totally new levels of serious. This is the first time I have felt the administration has completely crossed the line into illegal territory. The textbook example that's ALWAYS given when teaching the importance of free speech is to protect you from the government incriminating you for criticising it, the US Government just tried to do exactly that. They tried to gain the personal information of a person running an account criticising the government for no other reason than it was critical to the government... The account didn't post illegal material, it wasn't hateful or threatening, nothing, it was just critical of Trump. That is new levels of scary. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Economy 52,839 Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 13 hours ago, LG said: This is totally new levels of serious. This is the first time I have felt the administration has completely crossed the line into illegal territory. The textbook example that's ALWAYS given when teaching the importance of free speech is to protect you from the government incriminating you for criticising it, the US Government just tried to do exactly that. They tried to gain the personal information of a person running an account criticising the government for no other reason than it was critical to the government... The account didn't post illegal material, it wasn't hateful or threatening, nothing, it was just critical of Trump. That is new levels of scary. They are acting more and more like dictators Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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