[Karunamon]

The spokesman also called for social media companies to play a role in the government’s fight against terrorism.

Indeed. That role is to tell the government to GFTS until they have a warrant in hand.

[oxryly1]

or purchase an access license like a good corporate citizen

[mpeg]

The article is literally about Twitter cutting off access to developers who sell their data feeds to government for surveillance purposes.

[oxryly1]

I know. I'm skeptical that this policy will be enforced consistently. I think they'll enforce it in a few high profile cases for PR purposes, then the LE agencies will get a little more clever, and surveillance will continue.

[MichaelGG]

AFAIK Twitter doesn't sell access for LE purposes and has cut off people doing that. It's a huge business opportunity to sell to local police departments.