http://www.theverge.com/2015/8/24/9196969/twitter-shuts-down-politwoops-diplotwoops
In their continuing policy of censorship, the rapidly sinking Twitter machine has decided to disable API access to Twitter to a bunch of sites that have archived the public statements of politicians, apparently to help them cover up stupid things they've said.
In their continuing policy of censorship, the rapidly sinking Twitter machine has decided to disable API access to Twitter to a bunch of sites that have archived the public statements of politicians, apparently to help them cover up stupid things they've said.
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.
