By Damien Gayle PUBLISHED: 03:34 EST, 1 August 2013 | UPDATED: 05:30 EST, 1 August 2013 The U.S. government made three-quarters of requests to Twitter to reveal users' identities over the past six months, the microblogging site revealed in its latest transparency report. The San Francisco-based company is under greater pressure from governments to release its users' personal details, with requests rising 40 per cent compared to the previous six months. But with U.S. companies banned from revealing information requests made by the U.S. under the Patriot Act, the true total is likely to be much, much higher.
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U.S. government made 902 requests for Twitter users' personal information between January and June
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The total could be much higher since the Silicon Valley firm is banned from revealing requests made under the Patriot Act
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Japan came in second, with 87 requests, followed by the UK, with 26 requests, then Brazil, with 22
Explaining the numbers, the transparency report says: 'The @placeholder leads the way, comprising 78 per cent of all requests received.