Twitter appeals order to reveal protester's information

Twitter filed an appeal with the New York State Supreme Court, looking to overturn a lower court's order to reveal the personal information of one of its users.

New York City prosecutors are demanding Twitter's data on Malcolm Harris, who was arrested for disorderly conduct during an Occupy Wall Street protest. The prosecutors asked Twitter for Harris's email address and all of his tweets in a three-month period. Twitter argued that police would need a search warrant to access the communications and that Harris has the legal standing to challenge the request on his own. A lower court denied Twitter's motion in June and ordered the company to handover the information.