twitter leaks

The WikiLeaks-related Twitter court orders were United States Department of Justice 2703(d) orders (called so because they are authorized by USC 18 2703(d)) accompanied by gag orders (authorized by USC 18 2705(b), both as differentiated from subpoenas and national security letters) issued to Twitter in relation to ongoing investigations of WikiLeaks issued on 14 December 2010. The U.S. government sent Twitter a subpoena for information about Julian Assange and several other WikiLeaks-related persons, including Chelsea Manning. Twitter appealed against the accompanying gag order in order to be able to disclose its existence to its users, and was ultimately successful in its appeal.While only five people were individually named within the subpoena, according to lawyer Mark Stephens the order effectively entailed the collection of personal identifying information of over six hundred thousand Twitter users, principally those who were followers of WikiLeaks. Subsequent reactions included the discussion of secret subpoenas in the U.S., criticism of the particular subpoena issued, and calls for the recognition and emulation of Twitter's stance.

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