Twitter Hack Suit by Saudi Dissident Faces Skepticism From Judge

A federal judge in San Francisco questioned whether Twitter Inc. could be sued by a Saudi dissident over the hacking of his account by company employees who allegedly helped the Saudi royal family gather intelligence on him.

“I’m skeptical, and skeptical is an understatement,” U.S. Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler said at a Thursday hearing in Omar Abdulaziz’s suit against the social media company. “I don’t see the basis for allowing a lawsuit against Twitter to go forward based on actions of rogue employees.”

Beeler said she would rule in a few days on Twitter’s motion to dismiss the case.

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