The Government's "Truthy" Squad Monitors Political Speech on Twitter. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
The reference to Stephen Colbert is cute, but the feds' unbridled passion to monitor our communications is surely no joke.
How Federal Agents Illegally Force Twitter, Google, and Banks to Turn Over Private Customer Data Without a Proper Warrant
Private companies are fighting the federal government in court over the Patriot Act's "National Security Letters," which violate the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution.
Twitter Sues FBI, DOJ to Release NSA Request Info
Twitter said in a blog post that it has "tried to achieve the level of transparency our users deserve without litigation, but to no avail."
Your Tax Dollars Are Funding a Database of Political Tweets, 'Misinformation'
If you Tweet this story, please watch your manners, get all you facts straight, and don't create any inorganic memes. Thanks.
Free Salondotcom! Twitter Shuts Down Hilarious Salon Parody Account
It's not clear exactly why Twitter shut down @Salondotcom, although the social media service has been known to suspend parody accounts.
3 Ridiculous Ways the FDA Is Policing Social Media
In the FDA's world, Facebook likes are advertising and honey is a "new drug" that must be regulated.
WTF FBI? Agency Has Huge List of Twitter Slang (and Some of It's Fake)
Here's nine of the weirdest. ALOTBSOL, AMIRITE?
ACLU Sues Mayor, Cops For Arrest of Twitter Parodist
Note to mayors: If you arrest people for saying things on the internet, you are the ones taking away freedom of speech.
Twitter Pushes to Disclose More Info About Government Data Requests
Is considering legal action
Twitter Shares Dive More Than 20 Percent
Valued at $50.61 each when markets opened this morning
Shia LaBeouf Apologizes For Plagiarizing Graphic Novel on Twitter, Moves on to Plagiarizing Apologies After Critics Won't
Didn't like that the first apology didn't stop the tweeting
Syrian Electronic Army Hacks Skype's Twitter Account
Accuse Microsoft, which owns Skype, of working with governments to share users' data
Locations of Over 300 Sharks Can Be Tweeted in Australia
Tweet is sent out when a shark comes close to shore
Program Causes Sharks to Tweet Their Locations
In order to let surfers and swimmers in Australia know they're near beaches
Twitter Reverses Update on Blocking Policy
Had allowed blocked users to see tweets of block that blocked them
OMG! Obama Shook Raul Castro's Hand! Assume Outrage!
Maybe some actions don't actually speak louder than words
Apple Purchases Data Analytics Firm With Access to Full Twitter Stream
Topsy one of few companies with access to "the hose"
Kuwaiti Man Sentenced To Five Years in Jail For Tweet on Theology
Convicted of insulting the prophet Muhammad
Spike Lee Being Sued for Tweeting Elderly Couple's Home Address as George Zimmerman's
Suggesting violence against them
Twitter Could Raise Up to $2.1 Billion in IPO Debut
Would be second largest internet IPO take after Facebook
Twitter IPO Forecast Reportedly Suggests Twitter Revenue Could Double
To $600 million+ a year
