How many Twitter users in the U.S. had their tweets subpoenaed by U.S. government agencies in the first half of 2012?

July 5, 2012 By News Staff

Answer: 948

According to Twitter's first Transparency Report, U.S. government agencies have submitted 679 requests for 948 specified accounts/users so far in 2012 -- and Twitter has fulfilled 75 percent of those requests. The number of requests in other countries pale in comparison:

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Diane | Commented July 5, 2012

Wow. So much for the land of the free. Big Brother is watching.

Fred Up | Commented July 9, 2012

You're not even allowed to have a differing opinion anymore.

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