Twitter and Politwoops Reach Agreement to Hold Politicians Accountable
What politicians delete on social media could indicate more about their capacity to lead than the ideas they promote openly.
Social media has done a lot to keep politicians honest, and it may have even made them reluctant to interact with voters. However, one of the websites holding politicians accountable for their social media content, Politwoops, had its Twitter API access revoked in August. But politicians shouldn’t feel safe since Politwoops is back, and with the full support of Twitter.
In a post from Dec. 31, Twitter announced that it would reinstate Politwoops’ API access. CEO Jack Dorsey said at a conference in October of last year:
We have a responsibility to communicate our roadmap in a clear and transparent way to everyone in this community [..]
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