Legal demand received
X has received a third-party legal request for records associated with your account. Federal law requires that you receive notice before X responds. This page explains your options.
A subpoena has been issued for your X data
X is required by law to give you notice and an opportunity to object before complying.
What happens next
Now
You review this notice. You can authorize a read-only connection that helps protect your data — or do nothing, and X will respond to the subpoena as legally required.
Within 72 hours
If you take action, your account is audited and a legal review identifies every basis to narrow or challenge the subpoena. Only data within the subpoena's scope is flagged for potential production.
Within 7 days
If grounds to object exist, a motion to quash or for a protective order is filed. You are kept informed at every stage.
Resolution
For subpoenas that survive challenge, only a minimized, legally-defensible set of data is produced — nothing more than what the law requires.
Your rights under federal law
- Stored Communications Act (18 U.S.C. § 2701) — restricts what data providers can disclose and under what legal process. Content may require a warrant, not just a subpoena.
- First Amendment — protects anonymous speech. Courts must find a compelling interest before compelling disclosure that unmasks an anonymous speaker.
- Fourth Amendment — prohibits unreasonable searches. Overbroad subpoenas lacking particularity can be challenged.
- Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 45 — you may object to a subpoena within 14 days or before the compliance deadline.
- Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, Rule 17 — courts may quash subpoenas that are unreasonable or oppressive.
A subpoena is not a finding of wrongdoing. It is a demand for information — and you have the right to challenge it on any of the grounds listed above. Acting quickly preserves that right.
Data X may be required to disclose
Understanding what data X holds about your account allows you to assess what is at stake:
- Subscriber records — name, email, phone, signup IP, account creation date. Disclosable under a standard subpoena.
- Connection logs — recent IPs, login history, device IDs, browser data. Scope-limited: we challenge records outside the relevant timeframe.
- Content — posts, DMs, likes, bookmarks, drafts. Higher standard under the SCA; may require a warrant.
- Metadata — timestamps, geotags, engagement data, interaction graphs. Often over-requested; scrutinized for relevance.
- Deleted data — limited retention period. We assert deletion as a bar to production.
How we protect your data
Immediate audit & lockdown
Within 60 seconds of authorization, your account is catalogued. Every post, DM, media file, bookmark, and draft is inventoried. A cryptographically-signed forensic snapshot is created — proving what was on your account at the moment the subpoena arrived.
Automated legal review
The subpoena is checked against every available legal challenge: overbreadth, jurisdictional defect, First Amendment protections, SCA requirements, and procedural flaws. You receive a plain-English summary of your options.
Data minimization
A production boundary is drawn around only what the subpoena legally requires. DMs, private bookmarks, drafts, third-party content, and out-of-scope data are segregated and withheld wherever the law permits.