Twitter increases scope of its transparency reports as governments keep requesting more data

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by Sindy Cator on August 11, 2015 at 3:12 pm

Twitter is getting more serious about its biannual transparency reports. The company today announced it’s expanding its reports’ scope with two new sections: trademark notices and the email privacy practices of several providers. It’s also rolling out a redesign for its transparency hub, making it a bit easier on the eyes on mobile and simplifying access to reports for individual countries. As for the most recent report itself, there are no huge surprises. Covering 2015 from January 1 to June 30, the trend of increasing government data requests continues. Requests for account information rose by 52 percent over the last semester, which Twitter…