Tweet Theft: What To Do When You're Being Plagiarized On Twitter

Have you ever sent out a tweet you were particularly proud of, one that was well-crafted, with the optimum number of characters, that garnered a significant number of retweets and replies?

Have you ever then seen that same tweet posted verbatim on someone else’s Twitter feed, without credit?

Turns out, plagiarism is a pernicious problem in more arenas than the literary world.

First off, keep in mind that your tweets aren’t copyrighted. You don’t personally own the language that you tweeted, however witty or well-written it is.

Plus,

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