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Before a planned defamation action, an Australian judge has ordered Twitter to pass over the personal information of an anonymous user.
Avi Yemini, a far-right activist, has sued the Federal Court to order Twitter to reveal the true identity of the Twitter account known as PRGuy.
Mr. Yemini want to sue the user, but is unable to do so without first learning their true identity.
Under instructions issued by Justice Debbie Mortimer on Tuesday, Twitter was given 14 days to provide over basic user information to Mr Yemini.
Mr Yemini will also need to know your IP address at the time of registration, from December 31 last year to February 11 this year, and from March 12 to May 20 this year.
Mr Yemini’s application was disputed by Twitter last month, and the company planned to have a hearing on the matter.
That would not be possible until September at the earliest, according to the parties.
Mr Yemini must also file a notification to cease his action against Twitter, according to the judgment.
