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They should have been doing this long before Trump and the "Red Scare." Twitter has been around since the Patriot Act, and they never once backed down from Obama's administration which saw massive overreach by the Federal Govt that would make Bush Jr. blush.

Where was Twitter then?

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This is flat out wrong, see https://blog.twitter.com/2014/taking-the-fight-for-transpare... and also Twitter v. Lynch (http://www.leagle.com/decision/In%20FDCO%2020151015883/TWITT...).

This isn't some generic political stance Twitter is taking, it is challenging a specific CBP order directed at Twitter. So which specific incident(s) relating to Twitter during Obama's administration are you referring to? Otherwise this seems like the typical "but Obama" handwaving.

Side note, I think you're using "backing down" in the opposite sense of how it's meant to be used. Saying they "never backed down" means they took a strong stand.

There is a difference between national security (even if its bs) and citizens exercising their right to complain about government policy?

The claim of national security can't hold any weight if its bs else any matter you can imagine could become a matter of national security.

> The claim of national security can't hold any weight if its bs else any matter you can imagine could become a matter of national security.

Good luck convincing the government of that. We are past that event horizon. xD

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