Technology,
Data Privacy,
Civil Litigation
Aug. 5, 2022
‘Mole’ or ‘scapegoat’? Arguments in Twitter spy trial wrap
The impassioned battle of competing narratives presented in closing arguments marked the end of the trial against Ahmad Abouammo, a former media partnerships manager at Twitter accused of conspiring with his two absconded co-defendants to turn over the private information of certain Twitter accounts to Saudi officials.
Aformer Twitter employee acted as a “mole” for the Saudi government to spy on dissenters in a political conspiracy based upon “power, greed, and lies,” the Department of Justice argued Thursday, while a defense attorney argued her client was a scapegoat for Twitter’s broader problems.
The impassioned battle of competing narratives presented in closing arguments marked the end of the trial against Ahmad Abouammo, a former media partnerships...
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