But they are not actually destroying government records, they are just removing them from view. If someone does a FOIA request, the tweets will be there.
Oh sure, we'll just take everything the government has ever said ever, scrub it from all public records, and put it somewhere in display at the local planning office in Alpha Centauri. That's totally "keeping the records".
"We kept them, there's all in that rocket orbiting the sun, you can go get them whenever you want."
I mean....this is how most government records work. You want a government official's emails? You have to do a FOIA request.
My main point is that I don't think Twitter is breaking the law because there is no way the tweets have been "destroyed" as the law mentions. Nothing is destroyed.
They deleted the entire account, making all data unavailable in a way that IS entirely illegal. All communications of the president are considered to be official. Silicon valley dweebs can't decide to erase them. Well.. They can, but they'll pay the price for doing so.
Why are they downvoting you? You made the point they will use in their legal defense. It’s not fair, but it’s what they will probably say (if they have too).
Not only that, but it was like a month after the tweet.... which means they just came up with that name to mock-reference him after the fact. Bonus: the acronym was made up by a group of democrats. This post is a joke.
Covfefe is an antediluvian term meaning “in the end, we win”, and that meaning makes perfect sense in the context of his full tweet.
Also, even if that bill passed, it’s not Twitter that would be required to preserve it. It would be the government’s job to archive/preserve them. Expecting Twitter to archive then forever is as ridiculous as Trump writing on a chalkboard in a classroom and expecting the school to never erase that board.
Sad to see 99% of the comments here all like “Bingo! Genius! Ooh Ahh!” over an incorrect post.
Communications Over Various Feeds Electronically For Engagement Act of 2017
How many of us are thinking "why didn't we think of that before?"
I am.
Same.
If Trump isn't allowed to block people on Twitter, Twitter shouldn't be allowed to block him.
But they are not actually destroying government records, they are just removing them from view. If someone does a FOIA request, the tweets will be there.
what you just did there...
is called a 'weasel'
A wREEEEasel
^^ Found @Jack
Jack goes the weasel
Oh sure, we'll just take everything the government has ever said ever, scrub it from all public records, and put it somewhere in display at the local planning office in Alpha Centauri. That's totally "keeping the records".
"We kept them, there's all in that rocket orbiting the sun, you can go get them whenever you want."
Oh For Heaven's Sake mankind it's only four light-years away you know
I mean....this is how most government records work. You want a government official's emails? You have to do a FOIA request.
My main point is that I don't think Twitter is breaking the law because there is no way the tweets have been "destroyed" as the law mentions. Nothing is destroyed.
They deleted the entire account, making all data unavailable in a way that IS entirely illegal. All communications of the president are considered to be official. Silicon valley dweebs can't decide to erase them. Well.. They can, but they'll pay the price for doing so.
Let’s FOIA request them.
I'm a software engineer. Nothing was deleted. Everything is still in the database.
Why are they downvoting you? You made the point they will use in their legal defense. It’s not fair, but it’s what they will probably say (if they have too).
Just looked it up, the bill was introduced in the house but it didn't pass
Crap. I thought it had been passed.
nope died
https://www.billtrack50.com/BillDetail/883729
See THESE are the type of posts that should be removed. Verifiably false.
They just block more important posts from being seen.
Can you delete it now that you know it’s a distraction and not real? Or do you need to leave it up for some reason?
Not only that, but it was like a month after the tweet.... which means they just came up with that name to mock-reference him after the fact. Bonus: the acronym was made up by a group of democrats. This post is a joke.
Yep. He was probably saying he could delete any tweet he wanted.
ahahaahahahaha
It makes you wonder how many things are hiding in plain sight that afterwards everyone will go 'oh yeah' or 'D'oh!'
No matter ... The bill died in congress
https://www.billtrack50.com/BillDetail/883729
Covfefe is an antediluvian term meaning “in the end, we win”, and that meaning makes perfect sense in the context of his full tweet.
Also, even if that bill passed, it’s not Twitter that would be required to preserve it. It would be the government’s job to archive/preserve them. Expecting Twitter to archive then forever is as ridiculous as Trump writing on a chalkboard in a classroom and expecting the school to never erase that board.
Sad to see 99% of the comments here all like “Bingo! Genius! Ooh Ahh!” over an incorrect post.
Heard that gab has all of Trumps tweets
Antediluvian is one of the best.dollar words around. Up there with defenestrate.
Did Covfefe ever make it into a q drop?