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Twitter set to hand over identities of users sending racist tweets following Paris High Court ruling

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By Stephen Lepitak, -

June 14, 2013 | 2 min read

Twitter will be forced to reveal the names of its users in France who post anti-semtic messages following the Paris High Court’s decision to deny the company’s appeal.

The social media company appealed in March the decision that it was to hand over the data directly to France’s Union of Jewish Students (UEJF) and four others, should they request it, following several racist tweets being posted.

Twitter had moved to block the messages, which featured the hashtag #unbonjuif (which translates as #agoodjew), but had refused to reveal the identities of those who sent them.

At the time of the initial ruling Twitter had also been ordered to create a simple system for its users to notify it of such content.

The BBC reports that a spokesperson for Twitter indicated that the company may appeal the decision: "We are disappointed that the court has decided not to hear our appeal. We are considering our options, including resubmitting the appeal.”

The case dates back to last October with an initial lawsuit filed by the UEJF was soon followed by another claiming $50m, when the organisation complained that Twitter had not responded within the initial 15 day time frame to hand over the names, as was decreed during the first ruling.

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