WikiLeaks-related Twitter court orders

The WikiLeaks-related Twitter court orders were United States Department of Justice 2703(d) orders (called so because they are authorized by 18 U.S.C. 2703(d)) accompanied by gag orders (authorized by 18 U.S.C. 2705(b), both as differentiated from subpoenas and national security letters) issued to Twitter in relation to ongoing investigations of WikiLeaks issued on 14 December 2010. The U.S. government sent Twitter a subpoena for information about Julian Assange and several other WikiLeaks-related persons, including Chelsea Manning.

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