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U.S. Blinks in Clash With Twitter; Drops Order to Unmask Anti-Trump Account

April 7, 2017January 11, 2023 Senior EditorAmerican Civil Liberties, anonymous account, anonymous free speech, anonymous Twitter accounts, Border Protection, civil liberties group, free speech, free speech proponents, global town square, government, grave chilling effect, Homeland Security Department, National Park Service, social media, social media company, social media platform, social media service, summons, Twitter, Twitter case, Twitter’s suit, White House, White House policies, White House policy

Photo The Twitter app. The social media company sued the government after receiving a summons seeking information about who was behind an anonymous account critical of the Trump administration. Credit Marcio Jose Sanchez/Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Last month, the federal government issued a summons ordering Twitter to hand over information about an anonymous account that had posted messages critical of the Trump administration. Now, the government has blinked. Customs and Border Protection on Friday withdrew its demand that Twitter unmask the anonymous account, a day after the social media…