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Twitter has sued the US government over surveillance laws.
Under current regulations, Twitter cannot reveal...
certain information about government requests for users’ data relating to national security.
Twitter argues that this violates the right to free speech, as defined by the First Amendment to the US Constitution.
The firm said it brought the case in an effort to force the government to be more transparent about personal data requests.
Twitter brought the action against the US Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation in a northern California court on Tuesday.
In April, Twitter submitted a Transparency Report to the US government for publication; however, so far officials have denied the firm’s request to share the full report with the public.
That report includes specific information about the nature and number of requests for Twitter user information relating to national security.
Several of the largest US tech firms have been fighting government requests for their users’ private data, including Microsoft, Google, Facebook and Dropbox.
Others, such as Apple, have taken steps to circumvent US government requests by encrypting user data in a manner that puts it beyond the reach of law enforcement.
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