The Federal Court has ordered Twitter to release information that could reveal the identity of the person behind controversial political account PRGuy17
The Federal Court has ordered Twitter to release information that could reveal the identity of the person behind a controversial political account that attracted large audiences during the pandemic with its pro-lockdown and pro-Labor commentary.Justice Debra Mortimer on Tuesday gave the social media giant 14 days to hand the “basic subscriber information” of @PRGuy17, including the name connected to the account and email address, to Yemini.
Yemini filed proceedings in the Federal Court in February promising to unmask the identity of the Twitter account. Yemini, a journalist at far-right media outlet, was critical of the Andrews government’s management of the pandemic and clashed with the account on Twitter. Justice Mortimer’s order stipulates that Twitter must also disclose the date the account was registered and known internet protocol addresses for the period from December 31, 2021, to February 11, 2022, and March 21, 2022, to May 20, 2022.
“In this order, ‘basic subscriber information’ for an account includes, the name for an account at the time of production; the email address for an account, at the date of registration and at the time of production,” and internet protocol logs,” the order reads. It remains unclear whether the information uncovered in the order will provide sufficient biographical detail to identify the user of @PRGuy17.
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