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Soon after Donald Trump's inauguration, persons critical of the president and his administration began creating anonymous Twitter accounts claiming to be dissident members of the federal government, such as the famous Alt BLM and Rogue POTUS Staff users. Today, Twitter is filing suit against the U.S. government, exposing an attempt to expose and attack one such account

The CBP Summons states that Twitter is required to produce for inspection all records regarding the Twitter account @ALT_USCIS to include, User names, account login, phone numbers, mailing addresses, and I.P. addresses. The purpose of this request appears to be, and the effect of Twitter complying with it likely would be, to enable or help to enable Defendants to pierce the anonymity of the person or persons who established and use the @ALT_USCIS account

Homeland Security further asked that Twitter keep the very existence of the summons secret

When Twitter replied stating that such a demand would require a court order, Special Agent Adam Hoffman of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection said, in the companies words, that no such court order would be obtained.