Don't Worry, Big Twitter is Watching Over You
by Stephen Ostermiller on Aug 2, 2014 | Views: 282 | Score: 1
| The number of Twitter account information requests from governments since 2012 | |
|---|---|
| Jan-Jun 12' | 849 |
| Jul-Dec 12' | 1009 |
| Jan-Jun 13' | 1157 |
| Jul-Dec 13' | 1410 |
| Jan-Jun 14' | 2058 |
# of Requests
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In a transparency report by the social media giant Twitter, it revealed that the number of information requests from various world governments has increased, again. These requests included information from accounts. So far this year, the U.S. government is responsible for more than half of these requests, 72% of which have been granted by Twitter.