Federal Judge Rules Twitter Must Cough Up ID Of User Who Threatened Bachmann
A federal judge ruled on Thursday that Twitter must hand over the identity of a user who made threats against Michelle Bachmann on the network.
According to Politico, the judge determined that prosecutors have a “compelling interest” in identifying the user and following up with a criminal investigation.
Known only as Mr. X in court filings, this user apparently tweeted the following threat against Bachmann:
“I want to f—- Michelle Bachman … with a Vietnam era machete.”
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