The biggest names in the Internet tech**logy world have officially put their legal support behind Apple in its controversial and high-stakes battle with the FBI.
Twitter, Reddit, LinkedIn, Airbnb and a dozen other prominent companies filed a joint amicus brief in court Thursday after**on.*The amicus curiae, or "friend of the court," brief is designed to strengthen Apple's case as it pushes back against the government's demand to assist the FBI in *****ing an iPhone 5c belonging to one of the gunmen behind the mass shooting in San Bernardi**.