According to Twitter 's terms of service , the user gives Twitter a `` worldwide , nonexclusive , royalty-free license '' to distribute tweets in any medium , even those that do n't exist yet . A New York judge rules that tweets are public information . He orders Twitter to turn over all tweets of Occupy Wall Street protester . Twitter also publishes its ` ` ' history '' of governments ' requests for info . The United States makes the most requests for user information , followed by Japan .
A New York judge rules that tweets are public information . He orders Twitter to turn over all tweets of Occupy Wall Street protester . Twitter also publishes its ` ` ' history '' of governments ' requests for info . The United States makes the most requests for user information , followed by Japan .