Twitter's Anti-Semitic Controversy

 In January, a French court ordered Twitter to hand over information of users that tweeted racist or anti-Semitic things. They also asked that Twitter reveal the identity of any user in the future who tweets anti-Semitic or racist things to the police. This problem started when the hashtag #unbonjuif, "a good jew", started trending on the website. Surprisingly enough, Twitter did not comply. In response, the Union of French Jewish Students (UEJF) sued Twitter for €38.5m or $50 million. On top of this, for every day that Twitter doesn't comply it will owe another €1,00 or $1,298. Twitter based its refusal on the 1st Amendment's freedom of speech. But is it really right for Twitter to withhold the user's identities? Why is Twitter trying to protect the hate being spread by its users? I disagree with their decision. It is not right to hide behind the 1st Amendment so you can say hateful things. This is exactly what the Westboro Baptist Church does and I hope Twitter sees the wrong they're doing. What do you think? Is it okay for Twitter to hide these peoples identities?