Parts of Twitter’s source code were recently leaked online on GitHub, but were taken down after the social media platform filed a DMCA request. The request notes that the leaked information ...

Social Media Court Orders GitHub to Reveal Who Leaked Twitter’s Source Code GitHub will have to provide the identity of "FreeSpeechEnthusiast" by April 3 according to the subpoena.

Twitter has taken down a GitHub listing in which a significant amount of the social media site’s source code was leaked, according to a legal finding on Friday acquired by The New York Times.

The GitHub user who posted the Twitter source code has the username "FreeSpeechEnthusiast," possibly a reference to Twitter owner Elon Musk casting himself as a protector of free speech.

The company had GitHub take the code down on Friday and asked a U.S. District Court in California to order GitHub to unmask the uploader, along with anyone who downloaded the code.

Github said it took down the code on Friday at Twitter's request. A keyboard is placed in front of a displayed Twitter logo in this illustration taken February 21, 2023.