French Court Forces Twitter to Reveal Anti-Semitic Users

Twitter must reveal the users behind a series of anti-Semitic posts after a French court decided Thursday not to hear the company's appeal of an earlier decision.

Several French groups sued Twitter last year, demanding it reveal the identities of users who posted anti-Jewish messages. In January, the Paris High Court ruled in favor of the French groups, deciding the messages violated French laws against hate speech and Holocaust denial. Twitter consequently filed an appeal, which has now been denied.

Twitter told the BBC that it is considering options for further appeal. Meanwhile, the tweets in question have been blocked in France.