Twitter has voluntarily ended its legal battle with the U.S. government, potentially marking a win in the company’s fight to protect free speech and user privacy.
Today, the company withdrew a lawsuit it filed Thursday in federal court against the Department of Homeland Security after the agency dropped a demand that it reveal the identity of an outspoken user who’s been critical of President Trump. The lawsuit came in response to DHS threatening legal action against Twitter if it didn’t unmask the anti-Trump account, including the user’s real name, phone number, mailing address and IP address.
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