By Rebecca Stewart

Twitter has dropped a lawsuit it was poised to pursue against the US government after the Trump administration withdrew pressure it was putting on the tech giant to handover details of a user who had been critical of the President.

Earlier this week, the platform took the unusual step of submitting a federal lawsuit against the White House. The move followed a request from the government which demanded Twitter hand over the identities of the individuals behind an account which has been critical of US president Donald Trump’simmigration policies.

Twitter’s legal action came in response to the government’s previously Read full story ›

Source: The Drum