twitter removes account that embarrass politicians

[Kenny]

Twitter blocks accounts tracking MPs' deleted tweets - BBC News

Not sure I agree with this. I you public back/criticize something then purge you tweet history i would say that is fair game for scrutiny.

The was some cracking Labour ones in the past....dozens of MPs deleting the same the tweet at the same time as it was proves factually incorrect and some central body mass-retracted it.

 

[Fritz]

My first thought was unfair, big brother, censorship and the rest. On reflection though, i think if someone deletes a tweet then it should stay deleted. They have that right as the writer. I`m not sure that someone, whose sole reason for preserving and showing deleted tweets seems to be to cause maximum embarrassment to another person, should have the right to do that. This should be the same for every person who deletes one of their own tweets though and not just establishment people and politicians.

 

[Kenny]

My first thought was unfair, big brother, censorship and the rest. On reflection though, i think if someone deletes a tweet then it should stay deleted. They have that right as the writer. I`m not sure that someone, whose sole reason for preserving and showing deleted tweets seems to be to cause maximum embarrassment to another person, should have the right to do that. This should be the same for every person who deletes one of their own tweets though and not just establishment people and politicians.

I agree except tweeting it now picked up by newspapers - it is publishing - it is promotion.

If i wrote a book that was gravely offensive then had all the copies pulped after 1 day, and i was a politician, that would be newsworthy.

if a politician is on record in the newspaper how is that different from twitter?

 

[Fritz]

I agree except tweeting it now picked up by newspapers - it is publishing - it is promotion.

If i wrote a book that was gravely offensive then had all the copies pulped after 1 day, and i was a politician, that would be newsworthy.

if a politician is on record in the newspaper how is that different from twitter?

I know what you`re saying and it`s fair enough. Once it`s out there in the public domain, so to speak, it`s fair game. I just know i`ve deleted many tweets for various reasons, embarrassing or just nonsense, and i know i`d be more than a bit miffed if someone retweeted it to humiliate me. Just an opinon though based on how i`d feel about it personally but i guess from a 'censorship' viewpoint it`s wrong.

 

[Jack]

Politicians call for social media to be 'more receptive' to governments getting a hold of their records. But it's impossible and anyway its all self policing we're told.

Social media does a favour for politicians on a personal level.

Let's see what happens next, or more likely doesn't.