Twitter sues US justice department

Now, there are reports that Twitter is after the US Justice Department in the court. It is learnt that Twitter Inc has sued the US department of justice on Tuesday. It was done when Twitter faced huge requests from the US department of justice. 

In the lawsuit, Twitter has accused that it had to take this step after months of fruitless negotiations with the government. A newspaper says that it “marks an escalation in the Internet industry's battle over government gag orders on the nature and number of requests for private user information.”

The lawsuit is significant as it might usher into a new era of the free internet. The current rules prevent Twitter from even stating that it has not received any national security requests for user information.



"This is an important issue for anyone who believes in a strong First Amendment, and we hope to be able to share our complete transparency report," Twitter said in a blogpost. 

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