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FBI claiming it's for non-Mastodon related reasons, but that could be a cover. https://kolektiva.social is still up
Regardless, I don't think they even have to ask to get this sort of data from any of the big platforms.
You're almost right: they do have to ask. They get a warrant, and they ask, and they are never told no.