Aden Fine , a staff attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union , wrote in a blog post . A New York judge rules that tweets are public information . The ruling is a victory for the First Amendment and Twitter's free speech rights in America, but it also raises questions about how much control social media companies have over their users. Twitter also releases its `` Transparency Report '' 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 . The ruling is a victory for the First Amendment and Twitter's free speech rights in America, but it also raises questions about how much control social media companies have over their users. Twitter also releases its `` Transparency Report '' of governments ' requests for info . The United States makes the most requests for user information , followed by Japan .