[New post] Twitter shuts down 30 sites dedicated to saving politicians’ deleted tweets

sskarthik posted: "Twitter has shut down a network of sites dedicated to archiving deleted tweets from politicians around the world. The sites — collectively known as Politwoops — were overseen by the Open State Foundation (OSF), which reported that Twitter suspended their " Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on SKarthik.info Twitter shuts down 30 sites dedicated to saving politicians’ deleted tweets by sskarthik Twitter has shut down a network of sites dedicated to archiving deleted tweets from politicians around the world. The sites — collectively known as Politwoops — were overseen by the Open State Foundation (OSF), which reported that Twitter suspended their API access on Friday, August 21st. Twitter reportedly told the OSF that its decision was the result of "thoughtful internal deliberation and close consideration of a number of factors," and that the social media site didn't distinguish between politicians and regular users. "Imagine how nerve-racking — terrifying, even — tweeting would be if it was immutable and irrevocable?" Twitter reportedly told the OSF. Read more... sskarthik | August 24, 2015 at 6:22 pm | Categories: Computers and Internet | URL: http://wp.me/p1eKZE-3gzR Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from SKarthik.info. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://sskarthik.wordpress.com/2015/08/24/twitter-shuts-down-30-sites-dedicated-to-saving-politicians-deleted-tweets/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com