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Twitter doesn't want to be a tool for government espionage I'm Bridget Carey this is your cnet update twitter has cut off US intelligence agencies from accessing a data service that sorts through every tweet providing trend analysis the service is called Data Miner and many companies including news organizations subscribe to it to get alerts of when events may be unfolding based on tweets popping up on the network that means it could be used to detect a terror attack in real time but here's the twist twitter says it has never authorized the company behind Data Miner to sell its data to government agencies for surveillance yet some government agencies were paid to use it The Wall Street Journal broke the story and spoke to sources that said Twitter is putting pressure on Data Miner to cut off government agencies so why does Twitter care who uses the data well now that we're living in a post Edward Snowden world technology companies want to make sure they distance themselves from government agencies as to not appear that they are helping spy on their users Twitter and other tech companies need you to trust them with your data meanwhile on the other side of the social networking pond you may have noticed a new option pop up on Facebook this Sunday Facebook added a thankful reaction alongside the icons for like love and the moji faces the thankful reaction flower appeared on Mother's Day I've reached out to Facebook to ask if its permanent or temporary but as of filming this report Facebook has yet to reply and Facebook isn't just focused on flowers the network is rolling out a new section in groups called discover it helps you find more groups that may catch your interest it also shows groups that your friends joined there are many categories of groups including some for buying and selling items but one thing you won't be able to buy is Facebook branded food a Chinese company registered to trademark for the name face book two words but the social network fought and won the trademark battle what would a Facebook drink even taste like probably has a shallow taste yet seems filling with a full-bodied self-absorbed aroma every few sips and unwanted flavor just pokes at your tongue and it pairs well with a site of judgment from your family and coworkers that's all for this tech news roundup you can head to cnet.com for the latest from our studios in New York I'm Bridget Carey