Popular Messaging platform, Twitter has defended letting the service of Dataminr, tap into the flow of public tweets to send alerts to police or other government agencies about plans for protests or civil disobedience, worldwide.
Dataminr is a social media-monitoring service that uses artificial intelligence to search platforms such as Twitter for user-determined keywords in order to help tackle crime.
These few months, Dataminr has provided government with alerts that include Twitter handles of those posting messages about protest plans or where activists are blocking streets, according to reports.
Twitter on the other hsnd said it has audited Dataminr’s suite of products and found no violation of its ban on surveillance.
One of twitter’s spokesman said thus;
“We proactively enforce our policies to ensure customers are in compliance and will continue to do so,”
“We consistently hold ourselves accountable to rigorous standards, including third-party audits of key products and services like Dataminr.”
