US Government challenged on Twitter records access – CNN.com From Larry Lazo, CNN February 16, 2011 — Updated 0251 GMT (1051 HKT) * ACLU, Electric Frontier Foundation have filed motions in federal court * One…
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Feds subpoena Twitter for info on WikiLeaks backer: “ Icelandic MP sounds alarm US authorities have subpoenaed Twitter for information about an Icelandic parliamentarian who until recently was a vocal supporter of WikiLeaks and its…
State Department Official Warns Students Against Discussing WikiLeaks on Facebook, Twitter A State Department official warned students at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs this week that discussing WikiLeaks on Facebook or Twitter…
Twitter joke trial: Paul Chambers loses appeal against conviction | UK news | The Guardian Conviction for threatening to blow up airport in ‘foolish prank’ on Twitter will stand, court rules * Martin Wainwright *…
Twitter joke martyr loses appeal: “ Chambers still stuffed by off-cuff non-threat Updated Paul Chambers, the Twitter joker turned misdemeanour conviction martyr, has lost his appeal against conviction for posting a tongue-in-cheek message ‘threatening’ to…
Councillor’s tweet leads to arrest as airport joker loses appeal: “A Conservative councillor has been arrested over a Twitter post that called for the stoning of a journalist, while another Twitter user has lost his…
Twitter accused of censoring Israeli flotilla attack tweets – Hashtags down | TechEye: “Twitter accused of censoring Israeli flotilla attack tweets” The recent Israeli attack on a flotilla of aid-worker ships in Gaza prompted a…
Did Twitter censor the #flotilla hashtag following the Israel attack? | Technology | guardian.co.uk: Users of the microblogging service complain at apparent censorship as discussion grows around deaths on convoy – but it isn’t justified”
Mucky private chat could be illegal soon: “ Risky encounters of the IRC and Twitter kind Could 2010 be the year when the authorities finally clamp down on the internet – and in the process…
Only in the UK….. Twitter responds as ‘joke’ bomber prepares to stand trial | Metro.co.uk: “Twitter responds as ‘joke’ bomber prepares to stand trial 10 May 2010 As Twitter user Paul Chambers prepares to stand…