Twitter sues for right to reveal more about national security requests

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Twitter sued the U.S. government on Tuesday, becoming the latest tech giant to say it should be able to disclose more about official requests for information about its users. More of this news from PCWorld.com.

Earlier suits by Google, Microsoft and others led to a deal under which tech companies can reveal some information about the requests they receive. But Twitter says the restrictions still in place violate its First Amendment rights.

Twitter and other technology companies aren’t allowed to disclose the specific numbers of data requests that government agencies make for information on their users. Click the link to the article PCWorld.com