Twitter Launches @Gov Account To Track Unique And Creative Political Uses Of Twitter

Late last week, Twitter launched a new official account to track interesting uses of the site by governments, organizations and political figures.

The @Gov account only has 13 tweets, but it already has a clear mandate: to tweet about examples of engaging political campaigns and government initiatives on Twitter.

Specifically, its bio reads:

“Updates from the Twitter Government & Politics team, tracking creative & effective uses of Twitter for civic engagement. RTs & examples≠political endorsements.”

Located in Washington DC, this is one of the initiatives of Twitter’s political team, headed by Adam

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