Pressure was growing for Facebook and Google to state whether they have been asked to submit data on prominent figures linked to WikiLeaks, as fresh signs emerged that a secret jury investigation will lead to an attempt to lay criminal charges against the whistleblowing website’s founder.

Julian Assange and four others are the subjects of an American court order requiring the surrender of details about their Twitter accounts. The court order states the information could be relevant to an “ongoing criminal investigation”.

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