Twitter Transparency Report: 2,871 Account Info Requests, up 40%

Government removal requests climbed a whopping 84 percent, led once again by Turkey.

Twitter Transparency Report: 2,871 Account Information Requests, up 40%

Twitter has released its latest Transparency Report, a bi-annual update that highlights trends in government requests for account information and content removal, as well as copyright notices (both takedown and counter notices).

From July 31 to December 31 of last year, information requests from governments are up 40 percent, totalling 2,871 requests, compared to 2,058 in the first six months of 2014.

Removal requests climbed a whopping 84 percent, led once again by Turkey, while DCMA copyright takedown notices jumped 81 percent.

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