Twitter showing some backbone today

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Apr 6, 2017 19 Comments

I've talked a lot of shit about Twitter and how they run their platform, but I'm very impressed by what they're doing here. Note that summons not only demands information the government has no claim to, citing statutory authority that it would be generous to call questionable, but it even demands that Twitter not disclose the existence of the request indefinitely.

Twitter pals, if you're happy to be in the news like this and know of an avenue to do so, please express that to your management.

Summary, which appears solid to my eyes and includes a copy of the request Twitter received:
http://www.theverge.com/2017/4/6/15211092/twitter-trump-lawsuit-customs-alt-government

Twitter's full complaint:
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3538047-Twitter-Complaint.html

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  • If only Microsoft could grow a backbone and kick that Islamic extremist wife beater - Wassim Fayad out of the company I would be proud too!

    For those that don't know, yes we actually employ savage trash that preach wife beating at their local mosques...

    https://www.reddit.com/r/Seattle/comments/4oenob/microsoft_employee_and_imam_of_a_mosque_in_a/
    Apr 6, 2017 13
    • You see it as irrelevant and less important? Twitter is bullshit, if you censor people you don't agree with and then turn around and act like you care about others that shows hypocrisy. I looked up who Milo is and it appears that he was banned. I'm not too familiar with his case but there are many more out there if you search that aren't as controversial.

      A true authoritarian government will never get checked by a corporation anyway. Whether some user gets unmasked or not is only relevant so long as liberty is there. As a country we are quickly dumping that down the drain with speech suppression and safe zones. When we really get stomped by the corrupt government, Twitter isn't going to do shit.

      Also I don't see how you think I'm yelling at you over the Internet... If you don't want to talk that's fine but no need to act that way. I saw that you said you support firing Wassim as most people do. That's cool

      Since you brought it up, I don't agree with Trump bombing Syria but this was more of a minor statement or show than anything else. I wish we would just stay out of the middle east, those people aren't worth our money or lives. I'm shocked that Trump did this, his approach to avoiding war was solid, I don't think we will see much more action beyond these strikes tonight.
      Apr 6, 2017
    • @ooooh no they don't have power over ME or any man for that matter. But even here we have women who are oppressed and beaten, my guess is they would have a different opinion about someone preaching wife beating in "the land of the free" while being employed at a company that prides itself on female empowerment Lmao While Trump and SJW's are busy on Twitter, I suppose they should just wait and sit back while we ignore it in favor of more foolish entertainment.
      Apr 6, 2017
  • Microsoft / Eng
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    The government withdrew the request, and Twitter withdrew the suit. Unsatisfying whenever there are no consequences for making unlawful demands, but I'm calling it a win anyway.

    http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN1792N9
    Apr 7, 2017 0
  • Uber
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    I love it!
    Apr 6, 2017 0
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    Show backbone? You must be from Amazon.
    Apr 6, 2017 1
  • Twitter
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    very proud of Twitter for doing the right thing even if it does put a target on our back from the govt
    Apr 16, 2017 0