Twitter to U.S. Spies: No More Access to Data

[henrytcasey]

Dataminr provides real-time updates and alerts for world events, and Twitter has stopped agencies such as the CIA from accessing the service.

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[Ralston18]

Curious about the legalites here:

Does Twitter then become an accomplice or otherwise liable if something happens and the information was basically being "withheld" or otherwise blocked to law enforcement resources by Twitter?

And if a third party (not CIA directly) is used to gain the data that solves some terrorist act then can that data be thrown out of court because the CIA was not supposed to have, per Twitter, said data?

If other agencies have access (e.g., the mass media) are they then liable for not passing along data that indicates an upcoming attack or shows who may be responsible.

I know you are only the messenger here.

But I also know why I do not use Twitter or tweet. And will not in the future......